as in lull
a period of often involuntary inactivity or idleness
during the long winter when the party was out of power, it had plenty of time to reconsider its political priorities
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Recent Examples of winter
Yet, new research suggests that bending ice and adding salt to it could transform this winter nuisance into a potential source of sustainable power.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
Sadly, Glenn passed away last winter.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Warmer falls can also have a negative impact on non-citrus fruit and nut production by delaying the start of the critical winter chill period for flower and fruit production the following year.
—Matt Stiles, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
After several years of higher pump prices, people were finally getting some relief, and the promise of fall and winter coming soon, and the lower prices that come with it every year gave people something to look forward to in a time of rising food and energy costs.
—Matt Randolph, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
Sadly, Glenn passed away last winter.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Warmer falls can also have a negative impact on non-citrus fruit and nut production by delaying the start of the critical winter chill period for flower and fruit production the following year.
—Matt Stiles, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
After several years of higher pump prices, people were finally getting some relief, and the promise of fall and winter coming soon, and the lower prices that come with it every year gave people something to look forward to in a time of rising food and energy costs.
—Matt Randolph, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for winter
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Forecasters say the lull in storm activity was caused by wind shear as well as dry and dusty air.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
22 Sep. 2025
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Some schools might fall into a lull after such a moment.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
20 Sep. 2025
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Their words will have bolstered his belief, giving him the confidence to show for and collect the ball again in the defensive third just after the break, using a combination of touches and pauses to evade Brentford pressure before making a more assured sideways pass this time.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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Through his break from WWE, he's continued with ESPN's College GameDay and The Pat McAfee Show, which has featured interviews with various WWE stars.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Sep. 2025
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Activate your default mode network through strategic downtime, leverage neuroplasticity with daily visualization, and escape the stress-success paradox by choosing flow over force.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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These incremental improvements, conducted during the downtime in between various data-taking runs, have enabled LIGO to increase its haul of merging black holes from that first event, seen in 2015, to hundreds of events as of 2025.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
17 Sep. 2025
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Initially diagnosed with a bone bruise after a round of MRI, CT and x-rays, Smith tried returning after a five-day layoff.—
Jon Paul Hoornstra,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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When layoffs and dividend cuts followed, Intel chose not to pivot but to lobby Washington—fighting efforts to restrict China investments, and, as Politico exposed, leveraging Treasury connections at the highest levels.—
Andrew King,
Fortune,
20 Sep. 2025
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Both chambers are scheduled to be on recess this week, putting further pressure on lawmakers to strike a deal on a tight timeline.—
Erin Doherty,
CNBC,
21 Sep. 2025
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The debate over the measure is expected to intensify as lawmakers return from recess and begin preparing for the 2026 election cycle.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Winter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/winter. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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