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
El Niño typically brings wetter, cooler weather to the southern United States and warmer, drier winters to Canada and the northern United States.
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Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Multiple states, including Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois and Nebraska, experienced one of their driest winters on record.
—Dan Peck, ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
Cincinnati has cheaper lodging, but attendance would plummet under grey Ohio winters.
—Bob Marshall, Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2026
Cameron Young, who used to spend his winters in Orlando as a kid, played bogey-free for a 69 and tied for third with Ludvig Aberg (67).
—Dallas Morning News, 8 Mar. 2026
The fact is that winters used to be colder than this, and in many places in the US, winter is now the fastest-warming season.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 7 Mar. 2026
These compact and adaptable plants easily fit in large containers and can grow year-round indoors—or they can be grown outside and brought back in during cold winters.
—Emily Hayes, Martha Stewart, 3 Mar. 2026
Warmer winters continue to strain the water situation in the big reservoirs, Crimmins said.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 2 Mar. 2026
That’s especially true in counties where homes tend to be larger, winters are colder or electricity is costly.
—Ben Christopher, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026
Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Multiple states, including Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois and Nebraska, experienced one of their driest winters on record.
—Dan Peck, ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
Cincinnati has cheaper lodging, but attendance would plummet under grey Ohio winters.
—Bob Marshall, Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2026
Cameron Young, who used to spend his winters in Orlando as a kid, played bogey-free for a 69 and tied for third with Ludvig Aberg (67).
—Dallas Morning News, 8 Mar. 2026
The fact is that winters used to be colder than this, and in many places in the US, winter is now the fastest-warming season.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 7 Mar. 2026
These compact and adaptable plants easily fit in large containers and can grow year-round indoors—or they can be grown outside and brought back in during cold winters.
—Emily Hayes, Martha Stewart, 3 Mar. 2026
Warmer winters continue to strain the water situation in the big reservoirs, Crimmins said.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 2 Mar. 2026
That’s especially true in counties where homes tend to be larger, winters are colder or electricity is costly.
—Ben Christopher, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for winters
Noun
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The milestone comes amid staff layoffs, a federal shutdown, and administration directives to remove historical content from park displays.—
Jack Dolan,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
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And several major tech companies have attributed mass layoffs to AI.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In addition to listing tasks and meetings, add goals to a daily schedule, which can keep remote workers motivated to continue working during lulls in the workday.—
Metro Creative Services,
Boston Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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And not have lulls at this point.—
Kristian Winfield,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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 the time, prosecutors said the two guards shopped online, took breaks, and napped instead of checking Epstein’s cell every 30 minutes as required.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Mar. 2026
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Ultrawealthy buyers are now securing spots on private waitlists months—or even years—before a home breaks ground.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
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With millions of people along its coastline and countless vessels crossing its waters, the Mediterranean receives an enormous and constant flow of waste — much of which eventually settles into its deepest recesses.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
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He was stuck deep in the recesses of shock and grief at the loss of the boy who’d labored by his side for so long, a boy who’d never harmed anyone and who had sat behind the wheel of that silver Saab from sunrise to sundown for the family.—
Anand Gopal,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
Noun
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When investment pauses, jobs and competitiveness are put at risk all across our communities.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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American sports have long been built around pauses in play that double as inventory for advertisers.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Winters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/winters. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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