as in environment
the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded
a nonconformist who left his jerkwater hometown for the more welcoming clime of the big city
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Recent Examples of clime
After seven years in Italy, the move to the cooler climes of northern England was a tough adjustment.
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Tom Burrows, The Athletic, 18 Mar. 2025
Image Hepatica, a relative of the buttercup, comes up first in that northern clime.
—Walker Mimms, New York Times, 15 May 2025
As warm climes blossom, dozens, even hundreds, of young people from all over the city descend on Millennium Park and the shopping and entertainment areas downtown and near north.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
Copy Facebook Pinterest Photo by Shutterstock On clear nights in the northernmost climes, the sky can erupt into a riot of neon-colored, undulating ribbons.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 30 Dec. 2024
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Tom Burrows, The Athletic, 18 Mar. 2025
Image Hepatica, a relative of the buttercup, comes up first in that northern clime.
—Walker Mimms, New York Times, 15 May 2025
As warm climes blossom, dozens, even hundreds, of young people from all over the city descend on Millennium Park and the shopping and entertainment areas downtown and near north.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
Copy Facebook Pinterest Photo by Shutterstock On clear nights in the northernmost climes, the sky can erupt into a riot of neon-colored, undulating ribbons.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clime
Noun
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At the same time, the professionally focused MacBook Pro will squeeze out another year or two, which will be welcomed by those using the laptop in a production environment, but Tim Cook has put the platform on notice of cancellation.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 June 2025
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Instead of treating sustainability as a checklist or compliance task, organizations must rethink it as a strategy for balance—across climate, communities, and capital.—
Rhett Power,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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The other day she was arrested again as a 68-year-old climate activist.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
14 June 2025
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Game 3 is back in Sunrise Monday, and if Game 2’s Panthers watch party was any preview, expect a wild atmosphere.—
Adam Beasley,
Miami Herald,
7 June 2025
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Ultimately, professor Bayram says, the Gaziantep baklava known today was shaped by the local ingredients, the atmosphere and climate of the city — and by local chefs who were consumed with perfecting the recipe and passed that obsession along to their apprentices.—
Fatma Tanis,
NPR,
7 June 2025
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“Clime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clime. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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