as in layoffs
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 winters
Mowing Cool-Season Grass If your winters are snowy, your grass is likely a cool-season variety, such as Kentucky bluegrass, fine fescue, or perennial ryegrass.
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
In areas with mild winters, parsley may survive all season, bringing fresh flavor to cold-weather meals.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
Just in the past two winters, deceptively average rain and snowfall totals statewide masked the extremely dry conditions in Southern California that contributed to devastating fires as well as flood events across the state from powerful atmospheric river events.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
To survive Alaska’s punishing winters, brown bears spend the season hibernating in their dens.
—Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
Choosing plants that match your yard’s soil, light, pH, and water conditions sets the stage for healthy gardens, even through Michigan’s toughest winters.
—Brendel Clark, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
High ant hills are also said to predict snowy winters.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2025
The first winters after the Accords also brought public menorah lightings for Hanukkah, with Emiratis proudly standing by, and sometimes lighting the candles, with Jewish community leaders.
—Monica Marks, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
Another problem was winters in Grayling.
—Clare Conley, Outdoor Life, 18 Sep. 2025
Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
In areas with mild winters, parsley may survive all season, bringing fresh flavor to cold-weather meals.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
Just in the past two winters, deceptively average rain and snowfall totals statewide masked the extremely dry conditions in Southern California that contributed to devastating fires as well as flood events across the state from powerful atmospheric river events.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
To survive Alaska’s punishing winters, brown bears spend the season hibernating in their dens.
—Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
Choosing plants that match your yard’s soil, light, pH, and water conditions sets the stage for healthy gardens, even through Michigan’s toughest winters.
—Brendel Clark, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
High ant hills are also said to predict snowy winters.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2025
The first winters after the Accords also brought public menorah lightings for Hanukkah, with Emiratis proudly standing by, and sometimes lighting the candles, with Jewish community leaders.
—Monica Marks, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
Another problem was winters in Grayling.
—Clare Conley, Outdoor Life, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for winters
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Meanwhile, the threat of layoffs looms for many government workers.—
The Editors,
The Atlantic,
4 Oct. 2025
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Vought, who helped write the policy blueprint known as Project 2025, is playing a major role during the shutdown, including on decisions over whether there are mass layoffs of federal employees instead of furloughs and what funding is cut and what is allowed to flow.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Figuring how to avoid similar lulls in key moments will be another critical offseason task.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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The bursts of action punctuate these lulls and sync perfectly with the intro song, Shortchange Hero (by The Heavy).—
G Kirilloff,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The average response time for phone calls dropped to 6 minutes from 30 minutes in the prior fiscal year; field office wait times decreased to 23 minutes; and removal of online service downtimes has benefited an additional 125,000 users in a single week, according to the agency's findings.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
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At this level, the EPA advises sensitive groups to take more breaks and do less intense activities when outside.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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The lawsuit claims workers were not paid for pre-shift and post-shift activities, or for work performed during their meal breaks.—
Olivia Evans,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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Here was the postwar American housewife—neatly dressed, pretty, poised, active—stepping unwittingly into a scene of utter depravity and sadism that reflected back at this wholesome young mother the darkest recesses of the human mind.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Sep. 2025
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August is typically the slowest month of the year for restaurants in Washington, as Congress recesses and families head out on last-minute vacations.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
19 Aug. 2025
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In the unofficial demo, the humanoid responds to voice commands slowly and takes awkward pauses.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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Their words will have bolstered his belief, giving him the confidence to show for and collect the ball again in the defensive third just after the break, using a combination of touches and pauses to evade Brentford pressure before making a more assured sideways pass this time.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Winters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/winters. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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