as in breeze
a light air movement that blows from the sea toward land
The sea breeze moderates the town's temperature, making it several degrees cooler on hot days than locations inland.
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Recent Examples of sea breeze
Another option is the Red Sea coast, which experiences a totality just a few seconds shorter than Luxor, but with a sea breeze.
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Jamie Carter, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Rizzuto said both the east and west coast produced sea breezes pushing inland.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
Monday will see highs in the low- to mid-90s inland with afternoon sea breezes.
—Staff and Wire Reports, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2025
Thursday conditions will be unsettled, thanks to a sea breeze collision shifting to the eastern side of the peninsula heading into the weekend.
—Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2025
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Jamie Carter, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Rizzuto said both the east and west coast produced sea breezes pushing inland.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
Monday will see highs in the low- to mid-90s inland with afternoon sea breezes.
—Staff and Wire Reports, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2025
Thursday conditions will be unsettled, thanks to a sea breeze collision shifting to the eastern side of the peninsula heading into the weekend.
—Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sea breeze
Noun
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The idea behind the Tumbleweed project is to design large-scale, low-cost robotic rovers that can cover great swathes of the Martian surface while driven purely by the breeze.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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The cuffed pants and the knee-length cardigan offer enough coverage to stay cozy against a cool breeze.—
Gabriela Izquierdo,
Southern Living,
30 Sep. 2025
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In an early morning advisory, hurricane center forecasters said Priscilla was located about 230 miles south of the southern tip of Baja California with maximum sustained winds near 100 mph with higher gusts.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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The Trail Ridge Road in Colorado winds through Rocky Mountain National Park, displaying beautiful fall foliage views along the way.—
Abby Price,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Oct. 2025
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But this election has shown there are strong currents in Moldova against a retreat into Russia’s orbit.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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The high-wrap lenses trap humidity and block drying air currents.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Sea breeze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sea%20breeze. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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