as in environment
the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded
a nonconformist who left his jerkwater hometown for the more welcoming clime of the big city
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Seduced by sun, sea and sangria—an irresistibly exotic promise for those departing grey Northern European climes in the 1960s—the first wave of foreign holidaymakers to stumble upon Spain’s Costa Blanca saw fishing villages turn into tourist resorts practically overnight.
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Zoë Dare Hall, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Queen Victoria and Empress Joséphine of France were early proponents of the natural material; the luxurious, silky-soft textile has since become a must-have wardrobe staple for fashion lovers in cool climes worldwide.
—InStyle, 20 Jan. 2026
Elsewhere, the winter weather promised to interfere with playoff football in places — Boston and Chicago — more accustomed to it, although the visiting teams come from warmer climes.
—CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026
Gripp was renowned in the orchid world for his expertise, talks and many prize-winning hybrids such as the Santa Barbara Sunset, a striking Laelia anceps and Laeliocattleya Ancibarina cross with rich salmon, peach and magenta hues that was bred to thrive outside in California’s warmer climes.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
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Zoë Dare Hall, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Queen Victoria and Empress Joséphine of France were early proponents of the natural material; the luxurious, silky-soft textile has since become a must-have wardrobe staple for fashion lovers in cool climes worldwide.
—InStyle, 20 Jan. 2026
Elsewhere, the winter weather promised to interfere with playoff football in places — Boston and Chicago — more accustomed to it, although the visiting teams come from warmer climes.
—CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026
Gripp was renowned in the orchid world for his expertise, talks and many prize-winning hybrids such as the Santa Barbara Sunset, a striking Laelia anceps and Laeliocattleya Ancibarina cross with rich salmon, peach and magenta hues that was bred to thrive outside in California’s warmer climes.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clime
Noun
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Rent, housing costs, and other day-to-day financial struggles have created a tough environment for most residents.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Feb. 2026
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The ceiling, outfitted with colorful, cloth tapestries designed to move with the wind, aims to create less friction between indoor and outdoor environments.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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The energy output is designed to remain stable down to –50 degrees Celsius, supporting reliable operation in some of the harshest climates on Earth, reports InsideEVs.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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As the race to find alternative cooling tech heats up, researchers are exploring climate-friendly options such as elastocaloric cooling, a solid-state tech that moves heat through reversible phase transformations.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 Feb. 2026
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One approach to addressing casualty risks is to design spacecraft to demise entirely, but this exacerbates the atmosphere pollution problem, said Boley.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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According to the National Weather Service, when a water droplet in a freezing atmosphere comes into contact with a nucleus, like a speck of dust or pollen, an ice crystal is formed.—
Ray Petelin,
CBS News,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Clime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clime. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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