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Recent Examples of wintry Conveniently sheltering their attractions from the elements, the best indoor water parks in the U.S. can become toasty escapes on the wintriest or rainiest days. Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 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
  • The tour included a chilly ice-cool tunnel, set up to mirror the cooling effect of Air 10's Ice Cooling tech.
    Nia Bowers, USA Today, 16 July 2025
  • On a chilly night in April 2023, Charlotte Walker got a text message.
    Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 16 July 2025
Adjective
  • Gelato is very similar to ice cream, but only relies on milk instead of heavy cream for a slightly lighter, icier texture than traditional homemade ice cream.
    Erin Hooker, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2025
  • Stock tip: Migrate to icier territories… Aston Villa 6/1 Last five results: WLWWW A two-goal deficit to overcome in the Champions League quarter-final return leg against Paris Saint-Germain next week likely spells the end of Villa’s European aspirations.
    Brett Koremenos, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • In terms of coffee, try the banana bread cold brew latte, which contains banana, cookie butter and cinnamon cold brew with banana cold foam on top for $6. 5.
    Molly Gregory, The Courier-Journal, 29 July 2025
  • The data from deaths due to cold weather are even more sobering.
    Cory Franklin, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025
Adjective
  • Whether your hair is naturally dry or parched from excessive color treatments and heat styling, brittle strands are a stubborn bummer.
    Annie Blackman, Glamour, 14 July 2025
  • Models that aren’t trained that way—like early LLMs trained mainly with vanilla imitation learning—tend to be brittle and error-prone.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 7 July 2025
Adjective
  • This lunar feature is an enormous basaltic plain, which formed billions of years ago when lava flows flooded gigantic impact basins, before hardening in the frigid space environment.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 20 July 2025
  • People were even sharing frigid places to escape the heat.
    Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2025
Adjective
  • This little slice of heaven in Northwest Austin is far less crowded, the vibe is gloriously chill, and – plot twist!
    Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
  • Navigate through the shop aisle to the breezy oceanfront dining room in the back, set on a surprisingly chill stretch of sand.
    Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2025
Adjective
  • The story shocked the Kansas City area: the men’s bodies were discovered outside in freezing temperatures.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 24 July 2025
  • It also cannot be laid in freezing temperatures, which complicates scheduling.
    Lee Igel, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Adjective
  • Get creative and branch out Despite the blazing sun, there are plenty of things to do around the Valley this summer that'll keep you cool and entertained.
    Olivia Rose, AZCentral.com, 15 July 2025
  • Here are some more tips from USA TODAY for staying cool on a budget this summer: Close curtains and blinds.
    Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025

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“Wintry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wintry. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.

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