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
Spending time on the water with the sun shining overhead and salty sea breeze all around is practically a requirement when visiting this stretch of Baja, and there are several ways to do so, depending on your group’s energy.
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Latifah Al Hazza, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
Along the immediate east coast parts of Boston, they may be held at times into the 50s with a sea breeze.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
Evoking sea breezes and beachy hues, a coastal bedroom has all the ease of a day by the ocean.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 3 Mar. 2026
Astoria’s downtown and riverfront is best experienced on foot, with sea breeze in your hair and seagull cries as backing tracks.
—Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2026
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Latifah Al Hazza, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
Along the immediate east coast parts of Boston, they may be held at times into the 50s with a sea breeze.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
Evoking sea breezes and beachy hues, a coastal bedroom has all the ease of a day by the ocean.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 3 Mar. 2026
Astoria’s downtown and riverfront is best experienced on foot, with sea breeze in your hair and seagull cries as backing tracks.
—Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sea breeze
Noun
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Temperatures warm into the upper 60s and 70s on Friday afternoon, with a gusty south breeze.—
Cutter Martin,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Church bells ring briefly each quarter hour to sound time, their melodic peals blending with ocean breezes.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Placing crews in strategic locations before power shutoffs, using drones and helicopters and exploring ways to automate line inspections can help speed up restoration of electricity after wind storms are over.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
10 Apr. 2026
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Residents can be ready for wind gusts of up to 50 mph.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 2026
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Fleshwater’s crystalline guitar leads and tidal currents of noise hit so much harder for the revving percussion, which moves with the dexterity of metal and hardcore.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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Despite desperate attempts to reach her, the winds and currents drove us further apart.—
Peter D'Abrosca , Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Sea breeze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sea%20breeze. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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