zephyr

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Recent Examples of zephyr Wednesday leads the outcasts to victory in the game of capture-the-flag, or zephyr, rather, but the sore loser boyscouts try to overtake the camp anyway, triggering Slurp the Zombie, who has eaten the brains of several innocent bystanders by now, which is helping his body regenerate. Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025 Pairing with Suzuki’s smart Mediterranean-Japanese cooking, Doi went all out with an array of sakes: Shikishima Junmai, a zephyr of peach blossoms and licorice; a tawny aged brew from 1988, as acidic and nutty as Oloroso sherry; blond mango sake as sweetly fragrant as Juicy Fruit gum. Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2023 Most summer days on the TMB are luxurious, with zephyrs rustling the pastures, blue skies, and great hiking temperatures. Doug Mayer, Outside Online, 15 Feb. 2023 The chilly zephyr of truth. Eric Zorn, chicagotribune.com, 22 June 2021 Not some Paris-in-the-springtime zephyr, but something better suited to wintertime and the coast of Brittany. Christopher Clarey, New York Times, 7 June 2019 The movements were more scene setting than story telling, with wafting, zephyr-like patterns from piano, the themes eliding wind to string voices in a delicate and tricky texture. By Libby Hanssen, kansascity, 16 July 2017 Windsurfers lean into the prevailing southwestern zephyr at incredible speeds. Dino Vournas, The Mercury News, 21 May 2017 What lingers from this alien encounter is neither the wizardry nor the climax but the zephyr of emotional intensity that blows through the film. Adam Davidson, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zephyr
Noun
  • The idea behind the Tumbleweed project is to design large-scale, low-cost robotic rovers that can cover great swathes of the Martian surface while driven purely by the breeze.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The cuffed pants and the knee-length cardigan offer enough coverage to stay cozy against a cool breeze.
    Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • These bites are airy puffs about the size and width of an adult’s thumb.
    Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Fixmatti Puff-Sleeve Sweatshirt and Joggers Set I add at least one matching set to my wardrobe every fall, and this year’s version features a sweatshirt with stylish puff sleeves inspired by Joanna Gaines and Oprah Winfrey.
    Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025

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“Zephyr.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zephyr. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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