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Recent Examples of leeward
Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 2024
This is one reason leeward ridges are so attractive to deer.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 22 Nov. 2024
Ali Wunderman, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Jan. 2020
This means that the leeward side of these landforms is usually drier and often protected from the high wind.
—Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 16 Jan. 2020
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Adjective
For instance, mature bucks often bed on leeward ridges, ridge endings, bench edges, and more.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 2024
This is one reason leeward ridges are so attractive to deer.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 22 Nov. 2024
Noun
Further north, on the off-the-grid Cayo Frances, learn to fish from legendary fly fisherwoman Lori-Ann Murphy, and enjoy the placid, shallow waters of the leeward side of the island.
—Ali Wunderman, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Jan. 2020
This means that the leeward side of these landforms is usually drier and often protected from the high wind.
—Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 16 Jan. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leeward
Noun
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The heaviest rain is forecast for windward and mauka locations.—
The Sunset AI Lab,
Sunset Magazine,
10 May 2024
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For plants, such walls are edges that separate patches of ground into zones that are sunny or shady, windward or leeward, uphill or downhill, wetter or drier.—
Robert M. Thorson,
Discover Magazine,
9 Dec. 2023
Noun
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The Peñasquitos Falls Loop via Carmel Valley follows portions of the Los Peñasquitos Canyon Trail on the north and south sides of the creek, marked as North Trail and South Trail. Park along Evans Wood Way, in a residential neighborhood located off Carmel Mountain Road.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 June 2025
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And maybe the playoffs over on that side of the sport would have been a lot sexier if Steph Curry hadn’t gotten hurt.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
23 June 2025
Noun
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Its combination of meaty flanks and sweeping roofline gives the SUV a sporty look without compromising interior space.—
Karl Brauer,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Democrats have had a wide array of reactions to the results—progressives like Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez cheered on Mamdani, and his victory is one of the most significant ones for the party's left flank in recent years.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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“Leeward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leeward. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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