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Recent Examples of windward
Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
The racetrack, situated between the Golden Gate Bridge at the windward end of the course and the prison island of Alcatraz at the bottom end, gave the sailors plenty to think about, especially the strong current that flows through the Bay.
—Andrew Rice, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
Robert M. Thorson, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2023
Such ecological effects extend well beyond individual walls, because opposite sites are sunny and shaded, windward and leeward, and upslope and downslope.
—Robert Thorson, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Nov. 2023
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Adjective
This colorful honeycreeper now clings to survival in a sliver of rainforest on the windward slopes of Haleakalā.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
The racetrack, situated between the Golden Gate Bridge at the windward end of the course and the prison island of Alcatraz at the bottom end, gave the sailors plenty to think about, especially the strong current that flows through the Bay.
—Andrew Rice, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
For plants, such walls are edges that separate patches of ground into zones that are sunny or shady, windward or leeward, uphill or downhill, wetter or drier.
—Robert M. Thorson, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2023
Such ecological effects extend well beyond individual walls, because opposite sites are sunny and shaded, windward and leeward, and upslope and downslope.
—Robert Thorson, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for windward
Noun
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Forecasters issued a tropical storm watch for portions of the northern leeward islands.—
MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT,
Miami Herald,
7 Oct. 2025
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There's also a fire risk on the leeward sides of the islands that have been experiencing drought, with Kiko disrupting trade wind patterns, AccuWeather reported.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Helm sees smoke rising on the other side of the forest, without lightning or lava’s arson.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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But Scherzinger is operating out of a great tradition with this stuff, and there aren’t a lot of others of her generation filling the void, at least with her profile coming from the pop side and the chops to work it on the theater side.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
2 Nov. 2025
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The right-flank caucus is also opposed to a new CR in this calendar year, as negotiations are ongoing between GOP and Democratic senators on how to achieve a deal.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Nov. 2025
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Democrats fear that bypassing the full House GOP conference could trigger backlash from the party’s right flank, even if the bill has enough votes to pass with Democratic support.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Windward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windward. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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