summery

adjective

Definition of summerynext
as in steamy

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Recent Examples of summery Shopbop is hawking a few of its more summery styles, like this ceramic plate from Carolina K with traditional Mexican design influences. — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 29 July 2026 Team them with jeans to up the ante on an everyday outfit, or add them into your workwear rotation to add some summery flair. — Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026 Although shoulder travel season is quickly approaching, there’s still time to add chic, summery footwear to your travel wardrobe. — Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2026 The result is fresh, bright and unmistakably summery—a milk punch that tastes very little like milk, but could not exist without it. — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 25 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for summery
Recent Examples of Synonyms for summery
  1. steamy
  2. sweltering
  3. summerlike
  4. humid
  5. torrid
  6. tropical
  7. muggy
  8. sultry
Adjective
  • It’s all played for laughs, rather than anything remotely steamy.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The first hint came from a small swarm of earthquakes on May 8, with NASA satellites spotting steamy volcanic plumes and discolored water the next day.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 31 July 2026
Definition of steamy
Adjective
  • His story is one rife with terror, pain and a sweltering rage that has usurped everything around him.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Despite sweltering heat, their meticulously choreographed one hour set on the Allianz stage, broadcast globally via the festival's Hulu/Disney+ livestream, captivated hundreds of fans waving Filipino flags.
    — Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of sweltering
Adjective
  • The surge of warmth and humidity is expected to push temperatures into the 80s and near 90 degrees across parts of the Midwest and East, bringing summerlike conditions, according to AccuWeather.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 16 May 2026
  • Unseasonably high temperatures hit US Parts of California and Arizona were under extreme heat warnings again Saturday while sweltering summerlike weather even stretched as far north as Nebraska just a day into spring.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 22 Mar. 2026
Definition of summerlike
Adjective
  • In a recent TikTok video, travel agent Taylor Huth shared that her Shark ChillPill suddenly stopped working right in the middle of a hot, humid day at Disney World.
    — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Another idea is to place these plants in a humid bathroom environment where showers are taken.
    — Dr. Matthew Lisy, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of humid
Adjective
  • In Saturday’s 12-6 win, all-star catcher Hunter Goodman continued his torrid season with two homers in his MLB-best sixth multi-homer game of the season.
    — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 2 Aug. 2026
  • From torrid heat waves to deadly flash floods to raging wildfires and lingering smoke — the signs are all around us.
    — Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Definition of torrid
Adjective
  • However, things look very quiet for at least the next week or 10 days, and there is no evidence of a bunch of menacing tropical waves starting to emerge off the coast of Africa.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Cocobolo rosewood, Dalbergia retusa, is particularly favored for carving ceremonial staffs used in traditional medicine and commercial art depicting tropical plants and animals.
    — Chenier Carpio Opua, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of tropical
Adjective
  • Southern California has seen a hot and unusually muggy summer, in part due to warm ocean temperatures.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
  • Temperatures approaching triple digits in Southern California are set to combine with high humidity and rain chances, making for an unusually muggy week, according to meteorologists.
    — Austin Turner, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Definition of muggy
Adjective
  • Art aficionados should consider The Georgian, which boasts its own gallery and hosts late-night jazz concerts and piano jams in its sultry subterranean restaurant, The Georgian Room.
    — Carrie Bell, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The singer, who turned 46 on July 10, rang in the milestone with a sultry bikini snap shared to Instagram on Wednesday, July 29.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
Definition of sultry

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