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Recent Examples of drafty
Move the plant from drafty areas and away from HVAC vents.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2025
On a hot summer afternoon in a neighborhood just east of a city skyline with hardly any trees or green spaces, a mother tapes plastic over her drafty windows.
—Lenwood V. Long, Sr., Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Longstreth works out of a studio apartment attached to his house, a drafty Victorian in Echo Park.
—Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
That Sunday, Anthony was ensconced in the Academy Awards while his tuxedo was stuck in a drafty FedEx warehouse, longing for its destiny under the bright lights of Hollywood.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2025
On a hot summer afternoon in a neighborhood just east of a city skyline with hardly any trees or green spaces, a mother tapes plastic over her drafty windows.
—Lenwood V. Long, Sr., Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Longstreth works out of a studio apartment attached to his house, a drafty Victorian in Echo Park.
—Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
That Sunday, Anthony was ensconced in the Academy Awards while his tuxedo was stuck in a drafty FedEx warehouse, longing for its destiny under the bright lights of Hollywood.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drafty
Adjective
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The Southeast could also briefly experience blustery winds and a sharp cold snap, with frost or even a hard freeze reaching inland areas as far south as Georgia and the Carolinas by Tuesday morning.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Blustery, showery Northeast and Midwest Other than New England, blustery and showery conditions are likely for at least part of the day and evening on Halloween across the rest of the Northeast and the upper Midwest.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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After a three-hour journey up the windy Tuquesa River, 56-year-old piragua driver Omar Canari finally arrived at the village, shirt drenched from heavy summer rains.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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There will be some partial clearing in parts of eastern and southern Vermont, but increasingly windy and cool conditions are expected tonight with a transition to snow around midnight for the Adirondacks.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The wind was gusty, though not as strong as expected based on erroneously exaggerated weather forecasts.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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At the time of the crash, a Nor'easter was imminent, and Massachusetts had rain, gusty winds and poor visibility.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Among the new additions is the Buena Vista Lounge, a breezy, open-air welcome area surrounded by greenery and sweeping ocean views.—
Regan Stephens,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Nov. 2025
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As for the skirt, the silhouette was breezy and looked to be easy to move around in.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Drafty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drafty. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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