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Adjective
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This time, there were no tropical drinks adorned with umbrellas.—
Christian Clark,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025 -
That’s because the offshore low-pressure systems that strike the nation's East Coast share characteristics with tropical systems, Mann said.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Kill Mold Mold and mildew can be a problem in steamy bathrooms and areas with constant moisture.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
25 Oct. 2025
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Cross-country skiers make their way across frozen lakes, hockey players take to the ice, and people gather in the freezing cold to cool down following a steamy session in the pop-up sauna village.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The first new arrival that caught our eye was Free People’s circa-2007 The Originals Floral Print Midi Dress, which might strike you as a summery find at first but is actually just the thing to wear under a leather jacket for the early fall season.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
30 Oct. 2025
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Fresh blueberries, grated ginger, and lemon zest add a bright, summery flavor to this tender cake for the perfect warm weather treat.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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What To Know In a media advisory shared with Newsweek on Wednesday, AccuWeather said cooler air sweeping in and colliding with warm, muggy conditions will spark rounds of severe storms through the week’s end.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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Also common: sitting in a muggy bathroom while the shower is running, or wrapping a super-hot, wet towel on their head.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Macrophages, the immune cells responsible for cleanup and repair, flooded into the inflamed tissue and released a protein called serum amyloid A3 (SAA3).—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 Oct. 2025
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That irritation makes the airway more twitchy, more inflamed and prone to narrow.—
Bill Frist,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The Nulu fabric is buttery-soft, sweat-wicking, and warm without overheating.—
Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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First, warm soil temperatures combined with moderate air temperatures in early autumn create ideal grass seed germination conditions.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Despite appearances to the contrary—the swirling sentences, the feverish intellection—there is nothing hermetic about Krasznahorkai’s work, both old and new, which squarely faces contemporary European reality and its perils, including the tortured dynamics of settlement, movement, and identity.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
10 Oct. 2025
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Decorated former All-Stars, fireballing relievers, and useful utility players, all gone in a feverish streak of trades to clear the path to a messy rebuild.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In line with her recent beauty philosophy, the star opted for a minimal makeup look with flushed cheeks and a subtle pink lip.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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The only thing left to figure out is when this regime, this flawed rebuild, which began in 2019, stops circling the drain and finally gets flushed.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Canicular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canicular. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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