as in chill
an uncomfortable degree of coolness
a new nippiness in the mornings hinted at the coming of winter
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Farmers markets across the Louisville area will close for the season or switch times and locations as the crisp chill of fall draws near.—
Leo Bertucci,
The Courier-Journal,
12 Sep. 2025 -
Located in the exclusive Woodside community of the Bay Area, the Fleishhacker business and banking family created the ultra-private compound and its famous gardens more than 100 years ago to serve as a summer retreat to escape San Francisco’s seasonal wind, chill and fog.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Regarding her own father, former Hollywood lighting director Thomas Markle, there is such entrenched bitterness, and this situation makes any reconciliation far from likely.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The biggest casualty, says Srivastava, will be the goodwill between India and the United States, built after decades of bitterness over Washington's support of India's adversaries like Pakistan.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Nippiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nippiness. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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