as in environment
the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded
a nonconformist who left his jerkwater hometown for the more welcoming clime of the big city
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Recent Examples of clime
Leo is resuming the papal tradition of escaping the Roman heat for the relatively cooler climes of Castel Gandolfo, the papal summer retreat on Lake Alban, south of Rome.
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Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2025
That’s where certain foods and plants like cloudberries and Arctic dandelions are native to the cooler climes of the region, but not as commonly found in Norwegian cooking elsewhere around the country, Buljo said.
—Nicole Edenedo, AFAR Media, 1 July 2025
That’s before one even begins factoring in weather conditions that are much more complex than anything in those other sunnier climes.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 24 June 2025
Some places across the country are still getting frost in the morning; other climes are sunny and warm already.
—David Tanis, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2025
That’s where certain foods and plants like cloudberries and Arctic dandelions are native to the cooler climes of the region, but not as commonly found in Norwegian cooking elsewhere around the country, Buljo said.
—Nicole Edenedo, AFAR Media, 1 July 2025
That’s before one even begins factoring in weather conditions that are much more complex than anything in those other sunnier climes.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 24 June 2025
Some places across the country are still getting frost in the morning; other climes are sunny and warm already.
—David Tanis, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clime
Noun
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Karl Schneider is an IndyStar environment reporter.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
21 Aug. 2025
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Madeline Heim covers health and the environment for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Experts in business management have noted that companies generally don’t take measures on diversity and climate because of a political stance, but rather as a business decision.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
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Blending care, resistance and expression, the film offers a powerful lens on social, political and climate crises—and on the strength of collective action.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Definitely visit Namba to get a real taste of Osaka's high-energy, high-wattage atmosphere.—
Kim Kay,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Aug. 2025
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The bill would ban the release of chemicals into the atmosphere to alter the weather, temperature, climate or block sunlight.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Clime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clime. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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