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
Because North Dakota winters can be brutal, keep in mind that while the park itself is open 24/7, some visitor centers, roads, and campgrounds may shut down or operate on reduced hours in snowy months.
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Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2025
Foliage is evergreen in all but the coldest winters.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025
Something like this would be harder to dismiss, potentially leading, for example, to London experiencing winters more than 20 degrees Celsius colder than its current average.
—Sophie Yeo, The Dial, 4 Nov. 2025
Many herbs survive winters without protection, but rosemary is a heat-loving plant that’s only hardy in zone 8 and above.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Nov. 2025
Toronto missed on stars like Shohei Ohtani, who the Blue Jays defeated on the mound in Game 4, several winters in a row.
—Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
While that might not seem like a ton of bats, the team calculated that even a small rat colony (roughly 15 rats) could kill upwards of seven percent of the roughly 30,000 bats that spend their winters in Segeberg.
—Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 30 Oct. 2025
Habitat guru Jeff Sturgis, a former resident of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, learned to deer hunt in an area that not only has a low whitetail density, but also harsh winters and poor nutrition.
—Will Brantley, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2025
Sequoias The sequoia climate is dryer, though extremely snowy winters make accessing groves difficult between November and April.
—AFAR Media, 28 Oct. 2025
Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2025
Foliage is evergreen in all but the coldest winters.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025
Something like this would be harder to dismiss, potentially leading, for example, to London experiencing winters more than 20 degrees Celsius colder than its current average.
—Sophie Yeo, The Dial, 4 Nov. 2025
Many herbs survive winters without protection, but rosemary is a heat-loving plant that’s only hardy in zone 8 and above.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Nov. 2025
Toronto missed on stars like Shohei Ohtani, who the Blue Jays defeated on the mound in Game 4, several winters in a row.
—Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
While that might not seem like a ton of bats, the team calculated that even a small rat colony (roughly 15 rats) could kill upwards of seven percent of the roughly 30,000 bats that spend their winters in Segeberg.
—Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 30 Oct. 2025
Habitat guru Jeff Sturgis, a former resident of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, learned to deer hunt in an area that not only has a low whitetail density, but also harsh winters and poor nutrition.
—Will Brantley, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2025
Sequoias The sequoia climate is dryer, though extremely snowy winters make accessing groves difficult between November and April.
—AFAR Media, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for winters
Noun
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This includes layoffs, hires and positions left open because tasks were automated.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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If the layoffs are not truly about automation, the simple solution is finding the same or similar position at a different company, according to Stephany.—
Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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That led to a couple of scoring lulls, especially in the first half.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
25 Oct. 2025
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For instance, why did the offense experience so many extended lulls against opposing bullpens (even as, in another contradiction, its overall performance against bullpens was in line with 2024)?—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 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
Noun
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Imagine me at lunch or dinner breaks on that movie, sitting between the two of them—Peyton and Bradley—knowing little to nothing about football.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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Homecooked meals with Lido’s parents and dips into the nearby fjord filled the gaps during recording breaks.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Like any good novelist, Lurie knows that surface details lead us inward, into the recesses of temperament.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 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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Spearheaded by The People's Union USA, these spending pauses have lasted anywhere from 24 hours to one week.—
Alex Perry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Nov. 2025
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This resulted in the disruption of non-essential public services, including pauses in funding and federal employee salaries, the closure of national parks and administrative delays across federal agencies.—
Lauren Giella,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Winters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/winters. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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