climates

plural of climate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of climates Given that the host cities for next year’s World Cup stretch from Vancouver to Mexico City, adapting to different climates will be essential. Phil Hay, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025 The crop thrives in temperate climates across countries such as China, Spain, Turkey, Mexico and the United States, with peak season running from mid-summer through early fall. Daryl Austin, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025 With Airsoft, the Brazilian mill adds breathable blends like lyocell and linen, ideal for warm climates and relaxed silhouettes. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025 Altogether, the ensemble was similar to countryside ‘fits worn by her predecessors, Princess Diana and Queen Elizabeth, who had mastered the art of sporty but still feminine dressing for the UK’s chillier climates. Sam Reed, Glamour, 15 Oct. 2025 The home is constructed with Nordic wood, which not only is lightweight and easy to work with, but also resistant to weathering and decay from rain, snow, extreme temperatures, and fungus—a must in the fluctuating Southern climates. Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025 Thus natural cooling effect can increase energy output by up to 2 percent in warm climates. Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025 The company estimates that the photovalic-active surface could produce energy for up to approximately 7,450 miles of range per year in sunnier climates. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025 For that reason, they’re suited for warm environments and best avoided in cooler climates. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for climates
Noun
  • Our staff ranked the best playoff atmospheres among the four remaining teams.
    Sam Settleman, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The team used global circulation models (GCMs) and computer simulations of entire planetary atmospheres to test this theory.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Researchers at the University of California San Diego have developed a soft robotic skin that allows vine-like robots just a few millimeters wide to navigate tight and fragile environments.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Life in an urban jungle Things like paw prints left in cement and the Chicago rat hole serve as a reminder of urban ecology, or the study of how animals, plants and humans interact within city environments, Granatosky said.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • People read auras and palms, too.
    Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The Drew Barrymore Show airs weekdays on CBS.
    Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Its importance to the BBC is underscored by the fact that the corporation is using the series to promote a raft of other content before each episode airs.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Beyond Blues introduces non-indigo dye options and versatile customization possibilities, while Airsoft features a fresh palette of luminous mid and light indigo tones, complemented by soft greys and blacks—perfect for spring-summer moods and relaxed silhouettes.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Players’ well-being and moods are constantly assessed, with Smith’s four full-time staff, which includes a qualified nurse, using World Health Organisation tools.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • While some neighborhoods have gotten attention, the progress has been uneven and isn't reaching the same critical mass of development and redevelopment success that has benefited the downtown area and its surrounds.
    Dana Afana, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Grosvenor over a career spanning six decades created art that investigated the spatial relationship between the viewer, the work, and its surrounds.
    News Desk, Artforum, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • And that his personal feelings, as the commanding leader of this organization, could ever be separated from the Patriots’ business?
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
  • These are complicated thoughts and feelings.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • McGregor recognizes that the work of translating between Western science and TEK is critical in certain contexts and applications, while there has also been significant cooption and misinterpretation.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Blanket statements about boundaries are woefully inadequate because the contexts of our relationships matter.
    Margeaux Feldman, Time, 7 Oct. 2025

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