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
Milder than average winters tend to prevail across the northern half of the country.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
El Niño winters in Chicagoland are typically warmer than normal with below-average snowfall as the polar jet stream shifts farther north into Canada.
—David Yeomans, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Previous versions of this concept have been deployed over the past few years since 2016 to survive entire winters.
—New Atlas, 19 May 2026
Peony Planting and Care Peonies require cold winters to induce plant dormancy, so they are rarely used as garden plants in USDA growing zones higher than seven.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 18 May 2026
Shifting cases of Lyme disease in the US The main causes of tick population growth include climate change, warmer winters, and expanding habitats, which allow ticks to survive in greater numbers and spread into new areas.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 17 May 2026
As a hardy plant that can withstand cold temperatures and even frost, DePaola explains, asparagus also thrives in areas with cool winters and warm summers.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 11 May 2026
As global warming brings shorter winters and earlier thaws, trees start flowering—and therefore producing pollen—earlier in the spring.
—Keerti Gopal, ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
In a temperate environment such as North Texas, where the growing season is long and the winters are mild, biological pressures are constant.
—Kody Boye, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2026
Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
El Niño winters in Chicagoland are typically warmer than normal with below-average snowfall as the polar jet stream shifts farther north into Canada.
—David Yeomans, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Previous versions of this concept have been deployed over the past few years since 2016 to survive entire winters.
—New Atlas, 19 May 2026
Peony Planting and Care Peonies require cold winters to induce plant dormancy, so they are rarely used as garden plants in USDA growing zones higher than seven.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 18 May 2026
Shifting cases of Lyme disease in the US The main causes of tick population growth include climate change, warmer winters, and expanding habitats, which allow ticks to survive in greater numbers and spread into new areas.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 17 May 2026
As a hardy plant that can withstand cold temperatures and even frost, DePaola explains, asparagus also thrives in areas with cool winters and warm summers.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 11 May 2026
As global warming brings shorter winters and earlier thaws, trees start flowering—and therefore producing pollen—earlier in the spring.
—Keerti Gopal, ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
In a temperate environment such as North Texas, where the growing season is long and the winters are mild, biological pressures are constant.
—Kody Boye, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for winters
Noun
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The layoffs became the deliverable because the actual transformation work is the hard work.—
Julie Averill,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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The layoffs do not affect its coffeehouse employees.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
15 May 2026
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The quality, however, doesn’t make for a pleasant viewing experience, especially during lulls in the season like the one the Dodgers are currently battling through.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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Not all parts of the country seem to have the same pattern, although the data points to school breaks as relative lulls.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
18 Apr. 2026
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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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Gauff, playing in her second consecutive Italian Open final, appeared in control of the match in the first set, leading 4-2 with chances to go up by two breaks of serve.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
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Peaks, troughs, breaks, beginnings, and endings shape the quality of decisions.—
Gerald J. Leonard,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Light intensity varies significantly from deep shade in the recesses to brighter conditions along the exterior.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
4 May 2026
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Loud protests and boos ultimately led to two recesses, and the vote culminating virtually.—
Dan Snyder,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Kahn pauses, momentarily at a loss for words.—
Alex Morris,
Rolling Stone,
19 May 2026
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However, Samsung's workers' union disputed the impact of the strikes, saying in a statement that previous production pauses had occurred for equipment inspection, maintenance and process adjustments.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Winters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/winters. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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