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Recent Examples of rime
Corbin Reiff, Outside Online, 22 Oct. 2024
The weather briefing included information about moderate icing between Carrizo Springs and Bridgeport and light rime ice between 4,000 and 6,000 feet in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, according to the report.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
The heavy stream of precipitation at such high elevations means that water droplets soon freeze into thick ice called rime ice, which has to be knocked off manually and can take many hours to clear.
—Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2023
Soon the steam from my breath had pushed up to my eyelashes and forehead, creating bright white rime in my hair, eyelashes, and cheeks.
—Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Dec. 2022
At the heart of Owens Lake, there is still water — it’s just super salty and capped by a mineral rime.
—Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Oct. 2022
Chunks of ice, rime, and andesite peel off cliff bands and pelt climbers, especially in warm conditions.
—Outside Online, 29 May 2022
Experience soon established the prevalence of propeller-icing hazards and the extraordinary tenacity of rime-ice formations.
—Aubrey O. Cookman, Popular Mechanics, 9 Sep. 2021
In this case, each bit of rime sparked a new crystal to form.
—Leslie Nemo, Scientific American, 11 Feb. 2021
Noun
Waddington is notorious for its fickle weather—the peak is regularly hit by storms off the Pacific Ocean that freeze the summit in rime ice.
—Corbin Reiff, Outside Online, 22 Oct. 2024
The weather briefing included information about moderate icing between Carrizo Springs and Bridgeport and light rime ice between 4,000 and 6,000 feet in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, according to the report.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
The heavy stream of precipitation at such high elevations means that water droplets soon freeze into thick ice called rime ice, which has to be knocked off manually and can take many hours to clear.
—Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2023
Soon the steam from my breath had pushed up to my eyelashes and forehead, creating bright white rime in my hair, eyelashes, and cheeks.
—Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Dec. 2022
At the heart of Owens Lake, there is still water — it’s just super salty and capped by a mineral rime.
—Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Oct. 2022
Chunks of ice, rime, and andesite peel off cliff bands and pelt climbers, especially in warm conditions.
—Outside Online, 29 May 2022
Experience soon established the prevalence of propeller-icing hazards and the extraordinary tenacity of rime-ice formations.
—Aubrey O. Cookman, Popular Mechanics, 9 Sep. 2021
In this case, each bit of rime sparked a new crystal to form.
—Leslie Nemo, Scientific American, 11 Feb. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rime
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Too bad my backyard garden beds died off three frosts ago.Christopher Hastings, Bon Appétit, 13 Jan. 2025
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There is also a frost advisory in coastal Volusia, south Lake, Seminole and Orange counties.Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Federal forecasters said as much as 6 feet of snow could cake the ground in northern Erie County by Tuesday.Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2024
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The town today is caked in mud and residents are just pushing forward, scooping out mud and paving pathways to get into their houses.Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
Verb
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Choose plain raisins: Raisins coated in chocolate, yogurt, or other flavorings contain significantly more calories and sugar than plain raisins.Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 15 Jan. 2025
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As Southern California continues to grapple with devastating wildfires, remnants of a massive winter storm will coat regions across the Mid-Atlantic with more snow before exiting Saturday morning.Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Yet before those convoys even made their way to the capital, Trudeau, his ministers, and their contacts in the media, were conspiring to smear the protesters as violent extremists bent on bringing a January 6 north to Canada.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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Now this journalist is accused of helping smear the star.Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
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Additional accent stones are encrusted into each side of the band to create a majestic-looking piece that sparkles in the sunlight.Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2023
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The statement jewelry also supported a large coin pendant, which was encrusted in a plate of diamonds and emeralds.Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 June 2023
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“Rime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rime. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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