as in explosion
a sudden intense expression of strong feeling
the audience responded to the comedian's joke with gales of laughter
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Recent Examples of gale
The conditions for Block Island Sound, which will also be under a gale watch, could be similar or even milder.
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Bailey Allen, The Providence Journal, 22 Jan. 2026
Some coastal areas have 25 days of gale-force winds per year.
—Josh Lew, Treehugger, 20 Jan. 2026
In Milwaukee, the Weather Service's office has issued a gale warning for Lake Michigan until midnight Monday.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 29 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, dangerous marine and beach conditions are expected to continue through Friday, with gale to near-storm-force winds and hazardous seas along the Pacific coast, prompting the Weather Service to issue a gale warning and a beach hazards statement.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 25 Dec. 2025
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Bailey Allen, The Providence Journal, 22 Jan. 2026
Some coastal areas have 25 days of gale-force winds per year.
—Josh Lew, Treehugger, 20 Jan. 2026
In Milwaukee, the Weather Service's office has issued a gale warning for Lake Michigan until midnight Monday.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 29 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, dangerous marine and beach conditions are expected to continue through Friday, with gale to near-storm-force winds and hazardous seas along the Pacific coast, prompting the Weather Service to issue a gale warning and a beach hazards statement.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 25 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gale
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On even longer timescales, the remnant black holes that were created, whether from stellar explosions, neutron star mergers, a collapsing gas cloud, or having grown into supermassive behemoths, will all evaporate.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Feb. 2026
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With the population of millionaires and billionaires aging, and an explosion in companies and products promising miracle cures, the wealthy are driving much of the spending.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
20 Feb. 2026
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There has been some speculation that Lagrange’s future could be as a reliever, which would let his electric arsenal play up in bursts.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2026
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Consistency triumphs over bursts of brilliance.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Feb. 2026
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Residents may experience wind gusts of up to 50 mph.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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Storms could produce damaging wind gusts, frequent lightning, downpours, and an isolated tornado, according to the Storm Prediction Center.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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The next day, standing below the balcony of the Lorraine Motel where the team was staying in Memphis, King yelled down at Jackson in joviality, as if to mitigate the outburst, inviting him to dinner.—
Johanna Neuman,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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Tyra Banks finally responded to her now-viral outburst against America's Next Top Model contestant Tiffany Richardson in a new documentary looking back at the show.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
16 Feb. 2026
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Braedon Tobin lit the lamp four times in an offensive eruption, powering Sandwich in a 7-3 win over Dennis-Yarmouth in the Jeff Hayes Memorial Tournament.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
17 Feb. 2026
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That includes a 26-point eruption in which Alvarado made eight 3-pointers in Philadelphia.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2026
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At its heart, memoir is about epiphanies—those remembered flashes that alter the trajectory of a life, moments of crisis that force people to take stock of their experience, and events after which nothing feels quite the same.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
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That could mean finding better ways to use Engram, who showed some flashes of big-play potential at times during his first season in Denver, but the team should also view the upcoming NFL Draft as an opportunity to add a talented target at the position who can grow in the offense over time.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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While a celebratory mood spreads across the country, survivors of a deadly fire in Hong Kong are still grieving with little to celebrate, like this man who lost his wife in the blaze.—
CNN staff,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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Fire crews from Escondido, San Diego and Cal Fire responded and put out the blaze, which charred around 2 acres.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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Lightning can strike even when a storm has seemingly passed, so exercise caution.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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This week’s storms are especially welcome because the statewide snowpack has been lagging after weeks of unusually warm, dry weather.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Gale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gale. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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