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clime

[klahym] / klaɪm /


NOUN
weather
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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The concept of "coolcations" -- vacations in a cooler clime -- has been gathering pace in recent years and appears to have exploded in 2026.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

If you live in Portland or New York City, you might be thinking long and hard about moving to a lower tax clime.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026

That means if your tree hails from a more humid clime, it's likely been spoiled for generations.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 13, 2023

But Bergman’s book evokes the social and political trends of a time when citizens surmounted Seattle’s legendary hills aboard railcars, akin to San Francisco’s famed fleet but enclosed because of our chillier clime.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 21, 2021

The long journey from Rivendell had brought them far south of their own land, but not until now in this more sheltered region had the hobbits felt the change of clime.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

These siblings have left their homeland for warmer and less haunted climes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Some have wanted to escape Washington’s notorious humid summers, while others longed to flee the cold and create a “winter White House” in warmer climes.

From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026

The great migration of the Bogong moth was once a yearly feature of the Australian spring, the insects humming down the nation's east coast in their billions as they searched for cooler climes.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

That was 17 games of hard running but little return, 17 games when he looked at times like he had little left to offer and was already thinking of new climes.

From BBC ● May 23, 2026

Soon after, on a pediatrician’s advice, Louise and Anthony decided to move their children to the warmer climes of California.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand


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