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as in atmosphere
a special quality or impression associated with something
a new inner-city school designed to encourage a climate of learning
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as in environment
the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded
it's hard to concentrate in this hectic climate
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Recent Examples of climate
The calendars, made to entertain, tell a climate story.
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Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
Opponents also raised concerns that removing the instrument network would undermine the nation's efforts to monitor fisheries and climate patterns, such as the strengthening El Niño in the Pacific Ocean.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 18 June 2026
The city’s public works department is in the process of submitting a climate grant to the state to bridge the funding gap.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 18 June 2026
Caíño Blanco is now poised to shape Rías Baixas' identity, ensuring freshness in a warming climate.
—Emily Price, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
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Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
Opponents also raised concerns that removing the instrument network would undermine the nation's efforts to monitor fisheries and climate patterns, such as the strengthening El Niño in the Pacific Ocean.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 18 June 2026
The city’s public works department is in the process of submitting a climate grant to the state to bridge the funding gap.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 18 June 2026
Caíño Blanco is now poised to shape Rías Baixas' identity, ensuring freshness in a warming climate.
—Emily Price, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for climate
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On Saturday, with Levi's Stadium hosting the match between Switzerland and Paraguay, fans gathered at locations in San Jose to watch the game in a party-like atmosphere.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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Meanwhile, May and September bring quieter days without sacrificing much in the way of access or atmosphere.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2026
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This is the latest edition of Boiling Point, a newsletter about climate change and the environment in the American West.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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From Lowell to Los Angeles, there are coast to coast concerns about what these data centers can do to the environment.—
David Wade,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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Gaethje will have no shortage of suitors and Topuria is likely to receive a few callouts now that his aura of invincibility has been compromised.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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That is when the United States duels Australia on Friday in a World Cup match hyped by a budding rivalry, next-phase magnitude, and home-field aura.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
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Wide baseboard trim, along with a chair rail, crown molding, and a magnificent fireplace surround are elegant and welcoming.—
James Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2026
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Games sound great on the Omni, thanks to Sonar’s spatial audio processing, which provides an effective surround effect.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
14 June 2026
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Love was in the air in Koreatown’s Seoul International Park on Thursday, where a sea of thousands of people in red and green jerseys joined together to celebrate soccer’s favorite romance.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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But when fields are worked with heavy machinery, their soils leach carbon back into the air.—
Jasmin Sykes,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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Clearly, the smell of barbecue, the sound of music and the love of community and family lingered in him.—
Bobby J. Smith II,
The Conversation,
18 June 2026
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The colors, pains, pleasures, smells, tastes and sounds, the what-it’s-like of being conscious, are not private inner bits and blobs that philosophers call qualia, floating in a theatre of the mind.—
Andréa Morris,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Bold aromas of black cherry, espresso bean, and nutmeg give way to sublime flavors of cassis, charcuterie, and freshly ground nutmeg wrapped in a sheath of feathery tannins.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
17 June 2026
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For anyone who has ever been stopped in their tracks by a familiar aroma, here’s what scientists and physicians say is actually happening and why scent deserves more credit as a memory tool than most people give it.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
16 June 2026
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“Climate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/climate. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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