Thesaurus results for WINTERS

winters

noun

plural of winter

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 Neither will be ready until June 2027, Stith said, noting that grass won’t grow during Idaho winters. — Idaho Statesman, 16 July 2026 What if our habits of normalization lead us to accept super storms and skimpy winters as normal? — Literary Hub, 15 July 2026 In the first room, a hulking pair of Nazi overboots, used by German infantry to guard against frigid Russian winters during World War II, serves as the centerpiece of a display on the symbolism of footwear. — Douglas Markowitz, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026 Much of the country is at the mercy of Russian missiles that have hammered its power grid since 2022, making winters almost unbearable. — Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026 Chicago Hardy Fig is a popular variety for areas with cold winters. — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 11 July 2026 Yes, winters are cold and foggy, but retirees who don’t want to forgo metropolitan amenities, such as theaters, museums, and festivals, should look to this northern city. — Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2026 During snowy winters, the road can remain closed for weeks, and on a rainy day like this one, landslides can block the highway without warning. — Aakash Hassan, Christian Science Monitor, 8 July 2026 Scientists say a powerful El Niño is developing now, raising chances of wetter winters in parts of the South and drier, warmer conditions across sections of the North. — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 7 July 2026

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Twenty-two percent of chief financial officers surveyed by Mercer in February said the high price of health benefits had forced them to stop hiring or led to layoffs.

— Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
That’s partly due to low layoffs and a still-solid labor market, though low-income households are feeling the pain of price hikes and mounting debt more so than their high-income counterparts, who have benefited from a resilient stock market.

— Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

Definition of layoffs

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Parties have exploited lulls in fighting to buy time, rebuild capabilities and consolidate political or territorial gains ahead of the next round of conflict.

— Anthony Wanis-St John, The Conversation, 10 July 2026
Getty Images There are lulls on the PGA Tour calendar, and this is one of those heading into the John Deere Classic this weekend.

— Jeff Hartman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of lulls

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When everyone from operators to engineers and managers are able to discuss yields, downtimes, reworks and even traceability in terms of factual data, discussions can become significantly more fruitful.

— Ihor Yurchenko, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
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

Definition of downtimes

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Soli said several heat safety measures are in place, including mandatory hydration breaks during games, additional hydration stations and medical staff on every field who will monitor conditions and shorten games by five to ten minutes a half.

— Ubah Ali, CBS News, 14 July 2026
Even a handful of movement breaks is enough to make a real difference.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 14 July 2026

Definition of breaks

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In a Fox News op-ed published Monday, the hard-line conservative asserted that the upper chamber takes too many recesses and has too short of a workweek.

— Matthew Choi, Washington Post, 13 July 2026
To accommodate setbacks and height restrictions, the house rises four stories, with bays and recesses that break up the massing so the house doesn’t loom over its neighbors.

— Fred Albert, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

Definition of recesses

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Considering the outsize roll these pathogens play in driving severe respiratory illnesses, such as pneumonia, these pauses are alarming.

— John Kubale, The Conversation, 8 July 2026
Packages flow directly from dock doors into scanning, identification and stacking—with no pauses, no handoffs and no redesigns.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 6 July 2026

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