as in environments
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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Recent Examples of climes
Like many arrivals from colder, cloudier climes, Hockney went all in on LA, buying a Ford Falcon and devouring John Rechy’s City of Night.
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Mark Rozzo,
Vanity Fair,
12 June 2026
Just under 300,000 years from the moment Homo sapiens appeared in Africa, the species had encircled Earth, mastering desolate deserts and frozen wastelands and all the temperate climes in between.
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Cody Cottier,
Scientific American,
4 June 2026
Other Floridians skip the season altogether and flee to cooler climes, choosing to drive north into the mountains for a cool-cation.
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Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
3 June 2026
The excellent D’Amico Kitchen restaurant and the blue-flamed fire in the lobby delivers warmth and sustenance in the coolest venue of one of the country’s coldest climes.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
As temperatures drop and autumn gives way to the seemingly ceaseless snows of winter, some animals in northerly climes exchange their pelage or plumage of summer drab for the purest white.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
Known for its cinematic landscapes, Scotland is another top draw for cooler summer climes.
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Ramona Saviss,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Mar. 2026
Most visitors time their trips to escape colder climes back home, driving up high-season prices, though even the busiest areas of the Exumas feel like a peaceful escape from busier Nassau.
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Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Mar. 2026
Google hasn't detailed exactly how its cooling systems will address these needs, particularly in warm climes like in Texas.
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New Atlas,
25 Feb. 2026
Mark Rozzo,
Vanity Fair,
12 June 2026
Just under 300,000 years from the moment Homo sapiens appeared in Africa, the species had encircled Earth, mastering desolate deserts and frozen wastelands and all the temperate climes in between.
—
Cody Cottier,
Scientific American,
4 June 2026
Other Floridians skip the season altogether and flee to cooler climes, choosing to drive north into the mountains for a cool-cation.
—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
3 June 2026
The excellent D’Amico Kitchen restaurant and the blue-flamed fire in the lobby delivers warmth and sustenance in the coolest venue of one of the country’s coldest climes.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
As temperatures drop and autumn gives way to the seemingly ceaseless snows of winter, some animals in northerly climes exchange their pelage or plumage of summer drab for the purest white.
—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
Known for its cinematic landscapes, Scotland is another top draw for cooler summer climes.
—
Ramona Saviss,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Mar. 2026
Most visitors time their trips to escape colder climes back home, driving up high-season prices, though even the busiest areas of the Exumas feel like a peaceful escape from busier Nassau.
—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Mar. 2026
Google hasn't detailed exactly how its cooling systems will address these needs, particularly in warm climes like in Texas.
—
New Atlas,
25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for climes
Noun
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Scientists do not believe those environments existed where the rock formed.
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The conservation status of animals and environments is not included in the UMAP-browser interface, and the Kauaʻi ʻōʻō bird’s extinction is mourned almost as a mythical event, dated but nonetheless out of time; no cause is indicated.
Noun
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Topography and shifting climates had broken up these populations into different habitats, allowing each to evolve into distinct species.
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The extreme temperatures are also impacting visitors accustomed to cooler climates.
Noun
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Ricard is no stranger to raucous softball atmospheres.
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Each smell is said to elicit different atmospheres.
Noun
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Commissioned from DeART of Italy, they are housed in cabinets in a muted version of British Racing Green, in harmony with the wooden look and feel of their surrounds.
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In the sanitized and alienating new surrounds, with the camaraderie of the early Hyperion days but a faint memory, long-simmering discontent about working conditions wouldn’t take long to boil over.
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“Climes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/climes. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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