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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But as springtime rolled around a few weeks after the fire, the idea of a season without baseball felt like another blow the community simply couldn’t take.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
Yet the result was a unique, multi-faceted sculptural adornment to Central Park that still shimmers compellingly in the dappled light of springtime, while convincingly elevating architecture to the status of fine art.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 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
At least that’s how Sarah Rubino of Los Angeles, a mother to two boys, is approaching the springtime holiday coming up this Sunday.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026
I was about to ask what was wrong, when a warm breeze rustled past, like a gust of springtime had gotten lost in the middle of winter.
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
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