sea breezes

plural of sea breeze
as in breezes
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 breezes Weather on Gotland can be changeable, with warm sunshine one moment and brisk sea breezes the next, so layering is wise. David Nikel, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 Temperatures could reach as high as 80 degrees in areas not prone to sea breezes. Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sea breezes
Noun
  • Located between the Cascade Mountains and the Coast Range, the valley benefits from cool marine breezes that extend the growing season.
    Ben Davidson Correspondent, Oc Register, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Olivier Rousteing‘s office high atop Balmain headquarters is rich in windows — offering lovely breezes and panoramic views of Paris rooftops — but rather poor on wall space for hanging pictures.
    Miles Socha, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • When its winds reach 74 mph, the storm officially becomes a hurricane.
    Julia Gomez, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • With maximum sustained winds of 90 mph, the hurricane is moving east-northeast at 30 mph.
    MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The show will be available to stream with a regular Hulu subscription Sunday, the day after a new episode airs.
    Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Breakthrough Women in Science & Medicine is streaming online and airs on PBS.
    Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Sea breezes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sea%20breezes. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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