climes

noun

plural of clime
as in environments
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 climes In Peru, the world’s largest catcher of anchovies, the fishing industry collapsed after the tiny baitfish abandoned the country’s waters for cooler northern climes. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026 And there’s plenty to seek out in Alaska’s various climes, all of which are options to be discovered on this journey. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2026 Hidden in Pursuit’s bowels are two custom submarines, built for expedition trips whose destinations range from Antarctica (Pursuit meets PC6 Polar Class standards) to warmer climes like the Kimberley in Australia. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026 While European companies—especially those located in the cooler climes of northern Europe—may not be historically attuned to the threat of heat stress, many businesses in the region are now mobilizing to address the risks. — Oliver Balch, Fortune, 27 July 2026 Though like The-Witch-the-movie, this strange, jarring delight is concerned with the fate of older women in un-hospitable climes. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 2 July 2026 Like many arrivals from colder, cloudier climes, Hockney went all in on LA, buying a Ford Falcon and devouring John Rechy’s City of Night. — Mark Rozzo, Vanity Fair, 12 June 2026 Just under 300,000 years from the moment Homo sapiens appeared in Africa, the species had encircled Earth, mastering desolate deserts and frozen wastelands and all the temperate climes in between. — Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 4 June 2026 Other Floridians skip the season altogether and flee to cooler climes, choosing to drive north into the mountains for a cool-cation. — Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for climes
  1. environments
  2. climates
  3. atmospheres
  4. surrounds
Noun
  • Potential applications include autonomous drones, submarines and other vehicles operating in environments where satellite navigation is unreliable.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
  • In contrast to the notion that good caregivers can survive in tough home environments, such caregivers leave home care because of minor things.
    — Colin Conner II, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of environments
Noun
  • These approaches are particularly suitable for small-scale operations in colder climates or areas where water is scarce, although some may require greater energy expenditure to operate cooling equipment.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Since very few larger organisms (worms and clams excepted) can live in mud, mud makes an excellent medium for studying past climates.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of climates
Noun
  • The successful application of the transmission strings method is an exciting step forward in the modelling of the atmospheres of the over 6,000 worlds in NASA's exoplanet catalog.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • This cyan-pale blue is caused by hydrogen molecules colliding with helium atoms inside their ultra-dense atmospheres.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of atmospheres
Noun
  • On its own, without a subwoofer or rear surrounds, the Bravia Theater Trio puts out a large, powerful front sound field.
    — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Neither are ideal, but this hasn’t prevented City fans from generating a decent atmosphere inside their new surrounds, particularly during last season’s run-in when the final nine home games were all won.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of surrounds

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“Climes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/climes. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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