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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
Robert M. Thorson, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2023
Such ecological effects extend well beyond individual walls, because opposite sites are sunny and shaded, windward and leeward, and upslope and downslope.
—Robert Thorson, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Nov. 2023
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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 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
Such ecological effects extend well beyond individual walls, because opposite sites are sunny and shaded, windward and leeward, and upslope and downslope.
—Robert Thorson, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leeward
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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
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During this procedure, individual hair follicles are removed from the donor area, which is often the back or sides of the scalp and transplanted to areas where baldness or hair thinning is present.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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For months, Benza’s lawyer said the person Brock passed on the side of the road was not his client but another officer, probably from another agency.Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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For more than five decades, Tartus had hosted a naval supply and maintenance base for Moscow and, as its only Mediterranean fueling spot, enabled the Kremlin to project power on the southern flank of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) near Africa.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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House Republican leadership has struggled in recent years to keep the conference united on key priorities, with a reliable group of detractors on its right flank.Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Leeward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leeward. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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