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Recent Examples of balmy The Baltimore region will be balmy with a chance of thunderstorms most of the weekend and into next week. Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 2 May 2025 Best Time to Visit The best time to visit Anegada is between December and April when clear skies and slightly balmier temps make this the island escape of your Caribbean dreams. Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2025 It’s been particularly helpful during the itinerant springtime weather, which switches from warm and balmy to cold and dry at a moment’s notice. Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2025 Spirits were high as guests walked the green carpet and were happy to be in balmy New Orleans. Michaela Bechler, Vogue, 8 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for balmy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for balmy
Adjective
  • The counselor also told police Trotman had had a previous psychotic break in which he was found wandering the woods.
    Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Lewis prescribed Price anti-psychotic medication after a mental health referral Sept. 1.
    Thomas Saccente, Arkansas Online, 17 Jan. 2023
Adjective
  • Spanish canals operated in a temperate climate and were managed by individual farmers who could maintain or increase their water flow.
    Ari Caramanica, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2025
  • In fact, the more temperate weather can be the best time to snuggle up outside, sit by a fire pit, and enjoy a new piece of outdoor furniture.
    Shea Simmons, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • Including Marcelo and his kid, all three of the film’s rival factions are father-son teams, a choice that highlights Filho’s gentle emphasis on the relationship between lineage and identity — and the defiant notion that history is as hard to erase as DNA.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 18 May 2025
  • The story is like a gentle hug, wrapping you up in a sense of comfort and contentment.
    American Booksellers Association, USA Today, 17 May 2025
Adjective
  • The biggest change, however, has been in fly ball frequency - his fly ball rate is now an absurd 50.0%, higher than any 2024 MLB regular.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
  • What else can be said about Judge’s absurd start to this season?
    Tim Britton, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • Amanda learned in like 10 seconds, which is insane.
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2025
  • The emu egg—a two pound, eight-inch ovoid with a sultry teal shell gently speckled in pale green—seemed like just the right absurdist final flourish for an already insane endeavor.
    Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • What has stood out in April and May is persistence: The jet stream has remained wavy, bringing with it the normal ebb and flow of stormy low-pressure weather systems mixed with sunny high-pressure systems.
    Daniel Chavas, The Conversation, 23 May 2025
  • By placing avocados on a warm, sunny windowsill or other area of your house, the warmth of the sun can speed up the ripening process.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 23 May 2025
Adjective
  • This bestselling toner helps shrink pores and balance oil control without drying out the skin, thanks to its combination of mild exfoliants and soothing botanical extracts.
    Ariel Wodarcyk, Glamour, 15 May 2025
  • The tool also incorporates vibration and heat to provide a soothing experience—and those features help with product absorption and promote better circulation, which might lead to hair growth.
    Jessica Kasparian, Allure, 15 May 2025
Adjective
  • Using the Graham Norton hologram to tell us that the Earth was turned to ash on May 24th, 2025 is just the right kind of silly for this show.
    Ryan Woodrow, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
  • Eurovision is still too much of a silly spectacle for some, even with JJ in it.
    Alex Marshall, New York Times, 16 May 2025

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“Balmy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/balmy. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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