sea breezes

noun

plural of sea breeze
as in breezes
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 breezes That’s paired with down-sloping winds and uncharacteristically warm ocean temperatures, driven in part by El Niño, that weaken sea breezes. — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 Wherever your summer getaway takes you along the Southern Maine coast, the cooling sea breezes are sure to follow. — Josh Roberts, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026 His idyllic days were marked with sea breezes, rose petals scattered on the beach, and rosehips growing amidst seagrass, honeysuckle, and black-raspberry vines. — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2026 Common cocktails that contain grapefruit include palomas, greyhounds, some margaritas and sea breezes. — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2026 Ocean views, hills, sea breezes, and landscaping add to the beauty and challenge of the course. — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 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 Large windows allow sea breezes to blow through, regardless of a room’s location. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
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  1. breezes
  2. winds
  3. airs
Noun
  • Make sure the covers reach all the way to the ground and are secured against any overnight breezes.
    — Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Winds were also forecast to pick up, with breezes of 5 to 8 mph.
    — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of breezes
Noun
  • Outside, the Santa Ana winds sent debris swirling with powerful gusts.
    — Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • More wild weather in SoCal Strong Santa Ana winds that fueled a rash of wildfires in Southern California have abated, but an incoming storm system could pose new risks for the region.
    — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of winds
Noun
  • The tournament, while not officially sanctioned as an ATP event, features some of the top players in the world vying for millions of dollars and airs live on Netflix.
    — Mark Osborne, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Earlier this year, the CMA and ABC announced an extension of your partnership to run through 2032 and includes streaming the CMA Awards on Disney+ for the first time simultaneously as the show airs on ABC.
    — Melinda Newman, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of airs

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“Sea breezes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sea%20breezes. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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