Thesaurus results for WINTERS

winters

noun

plural of winter

as in layoffs

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 winters The wide spread in totals in cities across individual El Niño winters illustrates how El Niño only offers a rough guide to how snowy an individual winter could be. — Sam Hart, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026 The state saw that in 1982-83, when storms amid one of the most destructive El Niño winters in California history battered the coastline with powerful waves and torrential rain, leaving hundreds of millions of dollars in damage in its wake. — Gary Griggs, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026 Mild winters also mean some invasive plants could spread at faster rates, Zaya said. — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 21 Oct. 2026 And, as anyone who remembers the El Niño winters of ’97-’98 and ’82-’83 can tell you, the worst is yet to come. — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026 Jennings Bryan, a Democrat known for his pro-labor positions, began spending his winters in Miami in the early 1910s. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026 Changes in rain and snowfall could lead to more seasons like the ones before the 2025 Eaton and Palisades fires, during which unusually wet winters fueled lots of green plant growth that then became tinder dry over eight months without rain. — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026 Its residents enjoy all four seasons (with relatively mild winters), and, according to RentCafe, housing costs are currently nine percent lower than the national average. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2026 Where winters are mild, Crumbley also lists watering and weeding as important measures to keep the garden healthy. — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 16 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Unemployment claims fell to 194,000 last week, the fewest in three months and another sign that layoffs remain low and most Americans enjoy extraordinary job security.

— Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Goldman Sachs thinks the layoffs are waiting for a recession.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of layoffs

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These trends often materialize in batch changeovers, supplier changes, line downtimes and traceability challenges.

— Ihor Yurchenko, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
The average response time for phone calls dropped to 6 minutes from 30 minutes in the prior fiscal year; field office wait times decreased to 23 minutes; and removal of online service downtimes has benefited an additional 125,000 users in a single week, according to the agency's findings.

— Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025

Definition of downtimes

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The Dodgers in 2024 and 2025 had plenty of breaks, as did the Rangers in 2023 and Astros in 2022.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
For people taking long trips in a car or plane, it is recommended to take frequent movement breaks, stay hydrated and even use compression socks.

— Ali Ataya, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of breaks

Noun

Students at Independence Elementary School in Clarkston, Michigan, are spending their recesses and free time making bracelets, stickers and other items for a cause that is deeply personal to their school community.

— Hannah McIlree, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
Herzog’s adventurous spirit has led him to explore the furthest reaches of the globe, but also inward to map the strangest recesses of the heart.

— Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of recesses

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Those include scrapping several existing repayment options and doing away with payment pauses for struggling student loan borrowers.

— Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Jessica Dickler,Sarah Agostino,Greg Iacurci,Lorie Konish,Annie Nova,Sharon Epperson,Stephanie Dhue, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
In September 2024, in the middle of combat, Israel agreed to daily nine-hour pauses so that 560,000 Palestinian children could get polio drops.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026

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