Thesaurus results for SEA BREEZE

sea breeze

noun

Definition of sea breeze

as in breeze

a light air movement that blows from the sea toward land The sea breeze moderates the town's temperature, making it several degrees cooler on hot days than locations inland.

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Recent Examples of sea breeze Summer-like sea breeze patterns continue on Sunday in Central Florida, Spectrum News 13 meteorologist Katie Garch said. — Elainie Colton, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2026 Tables are set right beside and along the sand, with sea breezes drifting through and a menu of coastal ingredients cooked over open flames. — Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 13 June 2026 Tuesday will start out relatively dry, with easterly sea breezes pushing thunderstorms inland, but that will change Wednesday, as winds shift to southeasterly, said National Weather Service meteorologist Nico Porcelli. — Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 8 June 2026 Inspired by Victoria and David Beckham’s trip to Italy in the early days of dating, the sultry scent melds notes of sea breeze, incense, amber, and vetiver with patchouli and musk. — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for sea breeze

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There’s a warm (sometimes, too warm) breeze in the air, the days stretch long into the evenings, and every landscape seems to burst with color—there’s simply no season quite like the summertime for a gathering.

— Alexandra Ditch, Vogue, 20 July 2026
Lee builds a drone that simply lingers in the background, moving the way a morning breeze might, then plays against it.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026

Definition of breeze

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The days are hot and dry; the evenings can get chilly; the wind, especially the Meltemi that whip through the Cyclades, will not be ignored.

— Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 27 July 2026
This video shows firefighters battling fierce flames ripping through vegetation, propelled, in part, by strong gusts of wind.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 27 July 2026

Definition of wind

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To solve this problem, the researchers introduced magnesium ions and applied an electric current.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026
An increasingly high number of Georgia drivers are paying four figures a month just to keep their car payment current.

— Carson Bonner, AJC.com, 24 July 2026

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