as in surroundings
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
Poetry is sung or recited at every major event of our lives, from battle cry to betrothal, across all cultures and climes.
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K.j.s. “sunny” Anand, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
Visitors from drier, warmer climes also flock to the lake shore for boating and fishing in the summer.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2025
Fall sowing encourages sturdy plants and earlier blooms, which can be quite beneficial in hot Southern climes.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
Nothing so much as a heated theological debate breaches the Brotherhood’s temperate cultural climes.
—Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
With an extra day off in your pocket, why not trade the desert sun for cooler climes and quirky small-town vibes?
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 27 Aug. 2025
K.j.s. “sunny” Anand, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
Visitors from drier, warmer climes also flock to the lake shore for boating and fishing in the summer.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2025
Fall sowing encourages sturdy plants and earlier blooms, which can be quite beneficial in hot Southern climes.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
Nothing so much as a heated theological debate breaches the Brotherhood’s temperate cultural climes.
—Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
With an extra day off in your pocket, why not trade the desert sun for cooler climes and quirky small-town vibes?
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for climes
Noun
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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
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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
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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
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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
Noun
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Many super-puffs get their inflated atmospheres from tidal heating.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Our staff ranked the best playoff atmospheres among the four remaining teams.—
Sam Settleman,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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The team seeks to understand the motivations, contexts, and constraints that shape human actions.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
17 Oct. 2025
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This represents a more explicit approach than the February policy change, which allowed erotica in certain contexts but lacked age-gating infrastructure.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Climes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/climes. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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