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Recent Examples of drafty
Use the following information as a guide to determine the appropriate method for fixing drafty doors, based on the location of the leaks.
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Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2025
Move the plant from drafty areas and away from HVAC vents.
—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
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Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2025
Move the plant from drafty areas and away from HVAC vents.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drafty
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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
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They have been documented vibrating quickly in windy conditions and slower in mild weather, and these vibrations can provide scientists with valuable insights about a cactus’s internal structure.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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That match, although error-strewn and a hard watch because of the windy conditions, showed the value of the contrast of styles.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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Locally gusty winds also could pose a hazard.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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In addition to the precipitation, winds could also be increasingly gusty from the Pacific Northwest to the Northern Rockies.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
27 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 16 Nov. 2025.
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