climes

plural of clime

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of climes And there’s plenty to seek out in Alaska’s various climes, all of which are options to be discovered on this journey. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2026 Hidden in Pursuit’s bowels are two custom submarines, built for expedition trips whose destinations range from Antarctica (Pursuit meets PC6 Polar Class standards) to warmer climes like the Kimberley in Australia. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026 While European companies—especially those located in the cooler climes of northern Europe—may not be historically attuned to the threat of heat stress, many businesses in the region are now mobilizing to address the risks. — Oliver Balch, Fortune, 27 July 2026 Though like The-Witch-the-movie, this strange, jarring delight is concerned with the fate of older women in un-hospitable climes. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 2 July 2026 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. — 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for climes
Noun
  • The Audien Atom Pro 2 is designed for crystal-clear sound in environments like restaurants, while watching TV or at concerts.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
  • This includes coordinated sensing across multiple domains and autonomous operations in contested, disconnected, and degraded environments.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Given its expanse and varied climates, Brazil faces the broadest exposure.
    — DAN RESTREPO, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026
  • So washing less, and with cooler water rather than hot, could genuinely help our scalp health—especially in colder weather and shifting climates.
    — Anita Bhagwandas, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Magnetic fields have implications for the structure of exoplanets and their atmospheres, according to Berger.
    — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
  • This program, led by astronomer Megan Weiner Mansfield at the University of Maryland, is examining a group of 10 different lava worlds to see at which temperatures these planets tend to form atmospheres.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Neither are ideal, but this hasn’t prevented City fans from generating a decent atmosphere inside their new surrounds, particularly during last season’s run-in when the final nine home games were all won.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • One skyscraper amidst a sea of them, the Four Seasons San Francisco at Embarcadero blends in with its surrounds.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2026

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“Climes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/climes. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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