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 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 Boston has had just two days in the 70s thus far and inland locations (away from sea breezes) a few more. — Terry Eliasen, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sea breezes
  1. breezes
  2. winds
  3. airs
Noun
  • Hit the Rooftop at The Stray Dog Head straight for the rooftop at The Stray Dog, a long‑running New Buffalo favorite for American comfort food, cold brews, and lake breezes.
    — Amy Bizzarri, Midwest Living, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Once glass was more widely produced in the 19th century thanks to industrialization, architects began placing windows at either end of rooms to allow for cooling cross breezes.
    — Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of breezes
Noun
  • Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 25 miles from the center.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Forecasters said the storm centered 1,280 miles west-southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula of Mexico carried maximum sustained winds of 140 mph but wasn’t threatening land.
    — Jamie Stengle, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of winds
Noun
  • Episode one of the eight-episode season airs November 1 on HBO Max.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026
  • With performer lineup updates rolling out throughout August, there's now a clearer picture of what viewers can expect when the live broadcast airs September 3 from the Starlite Auditorium in Marbella, Spain.
    — Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 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 3 Sep. 2026.

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