springtime
Americannoun
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Also called: springtide. the season of spring
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the earliest, usually the most attractive, period of the existence of something
Etymology
Origin of springtime
Example Sentences
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We had no appetite for either extreme heat or cold, so we moved to a place where it’s springtime all the time.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
A new week, a new month, and the same old issues, however, might start to erode the stock market’s springtime immunity.
From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026
In the warmer springtime weather, the animals are thriving in the huge piles of rubbish which have accumulated next to people's tents.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
The picnic is one of the most accessible ways we come together across different cultures and share the beauty and magnificence of springtime blooming.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026
Meaning to or not meaning to, she got him to go through it again—at springtime when it’s clearer then than as at no other time that citylife is streetlife.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
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