as in lull
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 winter
Water trees once to twice per month throughout winter to keep the roots and soil moist, but not overly wet.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
This means that overseeing with a cool season grass, expect in the mildest winters, will be necessary to maintain a greensward throughout the winter months.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Among his understudies is rookie Will Howard, 23, who led Ohio State to the national title last winter.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
During summer, fall and spring, ice cream and gelato shops in New York City can draw a crowd, but winter usually entails a decline in sales.
—Gary Stern, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
This means that overseeing with a cool season grass, expect in the mildest winters, will be necessary to maintain a greensward throughout the winter months.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Among his understudies is rookie Will Howard, 23, who led Ohio State to the national title last winter.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
During summer, fall and spring, ice cream and gelato shops in New York City can draw a crowd, but winter usually entails a decline in sales.
—Gary Stern, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for winter
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But after that moment, the Bills hit a massive lull.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The show hit another peak after a mid-set lull, which Liam valiantly tried to shake off with stories, jokes, and playful crowd banter — a side of him more familiar offstage than on.—
Lily Moayeri,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
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Overnight, crews will build hose lays along fire breaks and reinforce lines.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Tigers have been plagued by poor starting pitching, a thin bullpen and an offense that hasn’t played with the same spark since the All-Star break.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The winger spent time with family and took up new sports in golf and padel during his downtime.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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General Motors' Spring Hill Assembly plant in Tennessee is planning several weeks of downtime in the coming months, according to a memo obtained by the Detroit Free Press, part of the USA TODAY Network.—
Jackie Charniga,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
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Unifor said those layoffs would last through October.—
Jackie Charniga,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
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Citing economic pressures, the museum reduced its staff earlier this year, with a total of eight positions affected either by layoffs or a reduction in pay and benefits.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The 577-seat National Assembly cut short its summer recess to stage an extraordinary session marked by high political drama.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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After the One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed in July, Republicans traveled around the country during their six-week recess to sell voters on the legislation, which Democrats have criticized heavily over its stricter Medicaid requirements.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Winter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/winter. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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