variants also wintery
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Recent Examples of wintry From the iconic mountain municipalities of Colorado to the wintriest escapes in the Northeast, here's where to plan a stateside ski vacation. Kayleigh Kulp, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 2023 It’s all very wintry and chilly and dark, but lovely as well. Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2023 Bridget Torres is a prominent national news weather forecaster who comes to the magical, wintry town of Leavenworth, Washington, where Christmas traditions prevail each holiday season. al, 2 Dec. 2022 Yet Saturday’s temperatures, so reminiscent of early winter, did not seem especially wintry. Martin Weil, Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2022 See All Example Sentences for wintry
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wintry
Adjective
  • Mauricio Pochettino saw the contrast this week when the USMNT swerved from one friendly in sunny Austin to another in relatively chilly Denver.
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The unsatisfying partnerships and the chilly childhood, not-so-nurtured under British colonialism.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The Hornbein and Japanese Couloirs are defined by their steep, icy, and narrow conditions and the high risk of avalanches.
    Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
  • If life ever existed on Mars, traces of it might still be frozen beneath the planet's icy surface.
    Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Frankincense and resins open the composition, mingling with tonka and vanilla bean for a sensual, sophisticated, and addictive aroma that invites you to linger beside a boutique hotel’s flickering fireplace on a cold night.
    Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
  • This matching set’s rise to Amazon popularity couldn’t come at a better time, with cold weather and the holidays right around the corner.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • For instance, these materials are brittle at room temperature, rapidly oxidize, and fail between 600°C (1112°F) to 700°C (1292°F) when exposed to oxygen.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
  • More seriously, the edges were damaged and brittle, and loss of letters at the beginning and end of lines continued long after the date of the fire itself.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Even the entry-level rooms feel indulgent, with marble bathrooms, white damask bedcovers, and the occasional gas fireplace for frigid winter nights.
    Siobhan Reid, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Oysters are cold-blooded creatures that hibernate if the water is too frigid.
    Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Per Deadline, the show will be set in 1991, a totally chill time to be a cop in Los Angeles.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
  • That’s a $400 win for your floors and your chill time.
    Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Lo then jumps overboard to escape the assault and swims through the freezing waters to shore.
    Megan McCluskey, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Millions of Americans face sub-freezing conditions on Friday as temperatures plummet and wintery conditions hit.
    Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • For those in hotter regions (like much of the South in summer), timing those loads of laundry matters for keeping your home cool and efficient, notes Daniel Vasilevski, the Director and Owner of Bright Force Electrical.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
  • There’s nothing cooler than that.
    Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025

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“Wintry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wintry. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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