as in lull
a period of often involuntary inactivity or idleness
during the long winter when the party was out of power, it had plenty of time to reconsider its political priorities
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Recent Examples of winter
Grant observes all the angels along his route who offered a glass of ice water in the summer or hot coffee in a thermos in the winter.
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Casey Cep, New Yorker, 28 June 2025
There is nothing that forces a shake-up and introspection more than an Ashes whitewash, and England turned to one of the biggest figures in women’s cricket history after a woeful winter.
—Paul Newman, New York Times, 28 June 2025
The winter transfer window opens on Thursday, January 1, and closes on Monday, February 2.
—Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 18 June 2025
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Her climbdown on denying millions of pensioners the winter fuel allowance was not the only U-turn announced by Rachel Reeves, the U.K.'s chancellor of the Exchequer, this month.
—Ian King, CNBC, 18 June 2025
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Casey Cep, New Yorker, 28 June 2025
There is nothing that forces a shake-up and introspection more than an Ashes whitewash, and England turned to one of the biggest figures in women’s cricket history after a woeful winter.
—Paul Newman, New York Times, 28 June 2025
The winter transfer window opens on Thursday, January 1, and closes on Monday, February 2.
—Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 18 June 2025
Carl Court | Getty Images News | Getty Images
Her climbdown on denying millions of pensioners the winter fuel allowance was not the only U-turn announced by Rachel Reeves, the U.K.'s chancellor of the Exchequer, this month.
—Ian King, CNBC, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for winter
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This buying lull echoes across the state and nation.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
18 June 2025
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Typical of fishing while anchored, there were occasional spurts of action followed by lulls.—
Brad Dokken,
Twin Cities,
18 May 2025
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Aaron Nola is out until at least after the All-Star break; the earliest he can be activated is July 18.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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Raleigh, 28, hit two home runs, his 28th and 29th of the season, and broke Bench’s record for most home runs for a catcher before the All-Star break.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
21 June 2025
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On the other hand, passion for work was shown to be positively related to engaging in mastery and control experiences during downtime.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Produced by Omar El Kadi) After break-up, Assia seeks downtime with her family which has just opened a restaurant in Spain.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
30 June 2025
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The Accenture team did not explore whether resilience was achievable through contingent or gig workforces that could reduce the boom-bust cycles and demoralizing effects of layoffs.—
Joe McKendrick,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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In March, more than a fifth of the employees at the Chicago Sun-Times took a buyout, including 23 reporters and editors, heading off potential layoffs in a sweeping cost-cutting initiative by nonprofit owner Chicago Public Media.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2025
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Congress was set to be on recess the week of July 4.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
23 June 2025
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Protesters were so loud at Tuesday’s event that at one point, the Board of Supervisors was forced to go on a 30-minute recess.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
18 June 2025
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“Winter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/winter. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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