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as in storm
a disturbance of the atmosphere accompanied by wind and often by precipitation (as rain or snow)
a snow squall is expected tonight
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as in commotion
a state of noisy, confused activity
the annual squall created when the store holds its biggest sale of the year
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Recent Examples of squall
NPR,
4 Apr. 2026
People were making so much money, being greedy, but a squall was coming, one that could morph into a Cat 5 hurricane any minute.
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CNBC,
27 Mar. 2026
Brandi D. Addison,
Sioux Falls Argus Leader,
13 Jan. 2026
Snow squalls in the Detroit area caused a number of car crashes on Interstate 75 on Monday, prompting the Michigan State Police to close the northbound highway and causing major backups for travelers.
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Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
29 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Fog rolls in off the sea, rain clouds form against the steep volcanic slopes and squalls appear without warning.
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NPR,
4 Apr. 2026
People were making so much money, being greedy, but a squall was coming, one that could morph into a Cat 5 hurricane any minute.
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CNBC,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
Unlike longer-lasting snowstorms, squalls move fast and can catch drivers off guard, especially when roads appear mostly clear just moments before conditions deteriorate.
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Brandi D. Addison,
Sioux Falls Argus Leader,
13 Jan. 2026
Snow squalls in the Detroit area caused a number of car crashes on Interstate 75 on Monday, prompting the Michigan State Police to close the northbound highway and causing major backups for travelers.
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Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
29 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squall
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.
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The camp did not timely evacuate in advance of the July 3-4, 2025, storm, despite ample opportunity to do so.
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Then about a week later, the son responded to a commotion outside their home and found Spencer hitting his mother in the head with a brick, according to officials.
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Seeing the commotion, Louis and Paul came galloping back.
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Fans shrieked and hollered as every player in the realmwide war — Queen Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy), Prince Daemon (Matt Smith), the Sea Snake (Steve Toussaint) and his nemesis Lohar (Abigail Thorn) — popped up.
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As the noise-rap-electro act Jane Remover shrieked and pleaded through a 90-minute marathon set at the Fonda on Thursday night, one very young couple dressed right out of a conservative‘s nightmare — gender-ambiguous, purple hair, facial piercings — tapped me on the shoulder.
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SpaceX, privately held, was insulated from that PR tempest.
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One version of the nation’s history anchors itself in the efforts to navigate those tempests, to better the imperfect tools bequeathed to us by imperfect men.
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Golt could not say what the disturbance was about.
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However, in the eastern Pacific basin, a pair of tropical disturbances are being watched for possible development in the next several days far from land.
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Like why does Bravo think making the captions all different sizes screams Gen Z?
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For Denver, who sent the pick away, this screams cost-cutting measure for a team running into second apron issues.
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The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.
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Forecasters warned that a thunderstorm could bring wind gusts of between 40 and 50 mph, National Weather Service Senior Meteorologist Chuck Caracozza said.
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Evans worked as an off-the-ball floor spacer with the ability to heat up from outside in a hurry while shooting 38% from behind the arc through two seasons.
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His hushed, ragged whisper feels suitably weathered, fitting a collection of songs that never are in a hurry.
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“Squall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squall. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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