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solstices

  • plural
    of solstice.
    solstice

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Every year, California gets hit with those highest high tides roughly around the summer and winter solstices.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

Other factors that influence the timing of the solstices include variations in the length of the Earth's orbit, and a wobble in its axis caused by its rotation.

From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2025

Any planet that is tilted will have solstices.

From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2024

An oval trench with openings oriented toward the summer and winter solstices surrounded several silos, including the one with the three women.

From Science Magazine ● Apr. 9, 2024

The moon grew fat and thin, there were solstices, first frosts, and spring rains.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead