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Recent Examples of leeward
Ali Wunderman, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Jan. 2020
This means that the leeward side of these landforms is usually drier and often protected from the high wind.
—Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 16 Jan. 2020
Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 2024
This is one reason leeward ridges are so attractive to deer.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 22 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
Further north, on the off-the-grid Cayo Frances, learn to fish from legendary fly fisherwoman Lori-Ann Murphy, and enjoy the placid, shallow waters of the leeward side of the island.
—Ali Wunderman, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Jan. 2020
This means that the leeward side of these landforms is usually drier and often protected from the high wind.
—Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 16 Jan. 2020
Noun
For instance, mature bucks often bed on leeward ridges, ridge endings, bench edges, and more.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 2024
This is one reason leeward ridges are so attractive to deer.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 22 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leeward
Noun
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The heaviest rain is forecast for windward and mauka locations.—
The Sunset AI Lab,
Sunset Magazine,
10 May 2024
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For plants, such walls are edges that separate patches of ground into zones that are sunny or shady, windward or leeward, uphill or downhill, wetter or drier.—
Robert M. Thorson,
Discover Magazine,
9 Dec. 2023
Noun
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The benefits on the network side are also a major reason for our investment in Capital One.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,Matthew J. Belvedere,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2025
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The picture on the left side of the frame was a painting of the two dogs, Barney and Buford.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The front door was broken down with a heavy sledge, while another flank busted through the back.—
John Semley,
Rolling Stone,
19 Apr. 2025
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The White House has also thawed previously icy relations with the Kremlin, watched on with concern among NATO countries close to Russia that would rely on U.S. support for their militaries if Moscow did launch attacks on NATO's eastern flank.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Leeward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leeward. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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