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Recent Examples of windward
Adjective
Wait on the roof’s windward side for the fire department. Sophie Stuber, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025 An upper level trough will trigger heavy showers and thunderstorms along the trough, bringing the threat for flash flooding, especially over windward areas. Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
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This 10-night sailing from Miami embarks on Regent Seven Seas' newest ship, Seven Seas Splendor, for a leisurely sail through the Caribbean’s windward isles. Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2022 Over time, the model huddle tended to take on the shape of a flat-sided oval and travel slowly downwind (as penguins on the windward side continuously moved away from it). Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 21 Nov. 2012 See All Example Sentences for windward
Recent Examples of Synonyms for windward
Noun
  • For instance, mature bucks often bed on leeward ridges, ridge endings, bench edges, and more.
    Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 2024
  • This is one reason leeward ridges are so attractive to deer.
    Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 22 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The Peñasquitos Falls Loop via Carmel Valley follows portions of the Los Peñasquitos Canyon Trail on the north and south sides of the creek, marked as North Trail and South Trail. Park along Evans Wood Way, in a residential neighborhood located off Carmel Mountain Road.
    Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2025
  • And maybe the playoffs over on that side of the sport would have been a lot sexier if Steph Curry hadn’t gotten hurt.
    Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • Its combination of meaty flanks and sweeping roofline gives the SUV a sporty look without compromising interior space.
    Karl Brauer, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Democrats have had a wide array of reactions to the results—progressives like Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez cheered on Mamdani, and his victory is one of the most significant ones for the party's left flank in recent years.
    Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025

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“Windward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windward. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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