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
Blazing hot autumns and short winters often result in a less-than-spectacular display of spring flowers.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2025
The six-car garage is equipped with an EV charging station, and, this being Minnesota, where the winters regularly plunge below freezing, it is also thoughtfully heated.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2025
This means that overseeing with a cool season grass, expect in the mildest winters, will be necessary to maintain a greensward throughout the winter months.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
With a nod to their hometown of Hamilton, Ontario, MASI BLUE embodies the chill of fierce winters and the bond of brotherhood.
—Nick Crain, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The other key ingredient for fires is fuel, and that’s abundant in California after several winters in a row of plentiful rainfall that’s allowed natural and invasive plants to thrive.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
From sweltering summer afternoons to rainy days and icy winters, there are plenty of times when heading outside just isn’t an option.
—Kelsey Monstrola, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Natural light and palm trees cover the space, despite the Midwest’s propensity for freezing winters.
—Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
There are certainly a few autumnal signs, a falling leaf carried on the breeze here and there, if past AI winters are any guide.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2025
The six-car garage is equipped with an EV charging station, and, this being Minnesota, where the winters regularly plunge below freezing, it is also thoughtfully heated.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2025
This means that overseeing with a cool season grass, expect in the mildest winters, will be necessary to maintain a greensward throughout the winter months.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
With a nod to their hometown of Hamilton, Ontario, MASI BLUE embodies the chill of fierce winters and the bond of brotherhood.
—Nick Crain, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The other key ingredient for fires is fuel, and that’s abundant in California after several winters in a row of plentiful rainfall that’s allowed natural and invasive plants to thrive.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
From sweltering summer afternoons to rainy days and icy winters, there are plenty of times when heading outside just isn’t an option.
—Kelsey Monstrola, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Natural light and palm trees cover the space, despite the Midwest’s propensity for freezing winters.
—Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
There are certainly a few autumnal signs, a falling leaf carried on the breeze here and there, if past AI winters are any guide.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for winters
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Production shutdowns, layoffs BrightDrop's struggles come less than a year after GM folded the commercial vans into its Chevrolet brand in a bid to boost its performance as GM tries to gain ground against competitors, including Ford and Rivian, in the electric van space.—
Jackie Charniga,
Freep.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Bureau staff were told the group itself, already gutted as part of mass layoffs at the State Department in July, would refocus on migration diplomacy and disaster response rather than its traditional refugee focus.—
Ted Hesson,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Things got a little sparse in the middle of the maze, but a good set-up and a strong finish made up for any lulls in the action.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
5 Sep. 2025
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Many matches that stretch to five sets are hailed as classics, but closer inspection reveals their lulls and impurities.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 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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Those who pause for breaks, meditate, do yoga, get enough sleep, build a support network and ask for help perform at a higher level.—
Samantha Dewalt,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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Even the frat boys next door got involved, doting on Stella and holding her during study breaks.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 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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Unlike the more elite schools, community colleges and state schools often do not have hundreds of thousands of dollars to lobby Congress, let alone finance litigation or support students impacted by federal funding cuts or pauses.—
Leadership Brainery,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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In May, Axios obtained audio from Biden's October 2023 interview with special counsel Robert Hur, which showed memory lapses and prolonged pauses.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Winters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/winters. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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