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
The Blue Jays, of course, had aggressively pursued Ohtani two winters ago, when the Japanese designated hitter/pitcher opted to sign a long-term deal with the Dodgers.
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Tim Britton, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
To increase the humidity for the plant, especially during dry winters, keep it in a humid bathroom or kitchen, or use a humidifier to ramp up levels.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
The poster added that the building has seen very heavy snowfall in winters.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
The winters keep the bad people away.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
For the last three winters of the ‘90s, King and Tabitha flocked to a rental home on Longboat Key, Florida, according to Sarasota Magazine.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2025
In Ohio, La Niña winters often bring colder conditions, especially in northern and eastern parts of the state.
—Brandi D. Addison, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
While La Niña is often linked to dry California winters, its effects differ significantly across the state.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 13 Oct. 2025
During La Niña winters, cooler Pacific surface temperatures trigger a chain reaction of weather events around the world, affecting temperature and precipitation.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Tim Britton, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
To increase the humidity for the plant, especially during dry winters, keep it in a humid bathroom or kitchen, or use a humidifier to ramp up levels.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
The poster added that the building has seen very heavy snowfall in winters.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
The winters keep the bad people away.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
For the last three winters of the ‘90s, King and Tabitha flocked to a rental home on Longboat Key, Florida, according to Sarasota Magazine.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2025
In Ohio, La Niña winters often bring colder conditions, especially in northern and eastern parts of the state.
—Brandi D. Addison, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
While La Niña is often linked to dry California winters, its effects differ significantly across the state.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 13 Oct. 2025
During La Niña winters, cooler Pacific surface temperatures trigger a chain reaction of weather events around the world, affecting temperature and precipitation.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for winters
Noun
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Now is the time to stand up for Virginia jobs — not encourage more mass layoffs.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
26 Oct. 2025
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There are moments in life when people face gaps in employment, whether from reduced hours, caregiving, illness, or layoffs.—
Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
26 Oct. 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
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
Noun
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According to Austin Boyd of Heavy Sports, Bowers believes that Smith is a great person, a good locker room leader, and that so far, he's just had some unlucky breaks.—
Jon Conahan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Gee family has now settled down in Hawaii, only traveling during school breaks.—
Sari Hitchins,
Parents,
24 Oct. 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
Noun
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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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Because the Dolce Vita runs on regular Italian tracks, there are occasional pauses for more mundane events like engine swaps, traffic snarlups and delays.—
Antonia Mortensen,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Winters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/winters. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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