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Recent Examples of rime
Ross Lazear, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2025
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
Noun
In temperatures below freezing, fog can actually deposit ice onto objects at or near the ground, called rime ice.
—Ross Lazear, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rime
Noun
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Florida, the Sunshine State, which produced (at the time) 60 percent of the US orange juice, had its worst frost in 100 years.—
James Cordier,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Similar temperatures are expected Tuesday morning, and the area could experience frost or freeze conditions. Temperatures across Arkansas are expected to return to average to slightly below average through Friday.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Beyond the portability factor, stick foundations' solid, creamy formulation tends to be more foolproof than liquid formulas, which are more prone to creasing and caking.—
Angela Trakoshis,
Allure,
24 Feb. 2025
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Equipment also includes a device to eliminate pesky lunar dusk, which has caked spacesuits and equipment in earlier lunar visits.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
3 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Not to mention, it’s also constructed with durable stoneware and coated in a nonporous enamel glaze that is stain- and scratch-resistant, too.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2025
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How to Preserve Flowers with Beeswax The hack itself is simple—just melt some beeswax into a bowl or jar, grab a single flower of your choice, and dip it straight in until it's fully coated.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Martin and a companion on April 27, 2023, entered the Washington, DC, museum and smeared washable red and black paint on the case protecting Edgar Degas’s 1881 Little Dancer Aged Fourteen in an effort to bring attention to the climate crisis.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
9 Apr. 2025
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Timothy Martin smeared red and black paint on a case shielding a nearly 150-year-old sculpture by Edgar Degas, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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High ceilings stretched above me, encrusted with mouldings of flowers and faces, while garlands, angels, and Ionic columns flocked the dirty, peeling walls.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
12 Mar. 2025
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His Lifestyle Flyback Chronograph RM 72-01 is encrusted with diamonds set in white gold and features a green rubber strap.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Rime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rime. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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