gust

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Recent Examples of gust The solar wind’s invisible, continuous gust of plasma fills a bubble in space that extends far beyond the orbit of Pluto. Samuel Badman, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2025 Small craft advisories are in effect along the Lake Michigan shoreline with southwest winds predicted at 10 to 15 knots and gusts up to 25 knots. Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025 Southern wind gusts can reach up to 30 miles per hour. Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 5 Oct. 2025 Sustained, strong winds with even stronger gusts are happening. Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gust
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Noun
  • China’s sweeping new restrictions, some of which won’t take effect until November, could deal a huge blow to East Asian economies, such as Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, which play critical roles in the global tech and artificial intelligence supply chain, as well as the auto industries.
    John Liu, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Though no plant jobs were lost, just reallocated, the move still came as a blow, according to UAW Local 14 President Tony Totty.
    Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Washington Post had reported that residents had grown accustomed to explosions from his stunts and videos and his larger-than-life presence.
    Chris Quintana, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
  • An Associated Press reporter in Chaman heard jets over Spin Boldak, a city in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province, and saw smoke rising after an explosion.
    NPR, NPR, 12 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • While they’re usually made from a hard plastic and can take up precious space in your drawer or cabinet, these funnels are made from flexible silicone and have a space-saving, foldable design to make storing them a breeze.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
  • From vegetables and berries to whole grains and lean proteins, the freezer aisle is full of healthy foods that can make preparing quick, balanced meals a breeze.
    Jillian Kubala, Health, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Switching gears to summer, easy pieces from swimwear to shirtdresses came in an array of color bursts, and played with prints.
    Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Super Heavy alone is powered by 33 of SpaceX’s Raptor engines that give the initial burst of thrust at liftoff.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The study says the proposed four-spacecraft constellation could spot these tornadoes on the fly.
    Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2025
  • But unlike typical National Guard domestic missions, such as helping in crises of hurricanes, wildfires or tornados, the troops sent to Washington largely patrolled popular tourist destinations such as the National Mall.
    Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • When Earth crosses paths with this point of a comet’s orbit, a meteor storm occurs, producing an outburst of meteors streaking across the sky.
    Gina Park, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Every few decades or so, the Draconids create a massive outburst with hundreds of meteors an hour visible from some locations on Earth.
    Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The ship had a lucrative 19-year career until that September night when a gale-force wind caused its seams to break apart, according to the announcement.
    Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Whoopi Goldberg learned that the hard way when the notorious blue Disney menace Stitch — of Lilo & Stitch fame — locked her into a column of gale-force air on Tuesday's episode of The View.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • After its initial eruption, the crowd began to serenade him.
    Peter Baugh, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The recent eruption of speculative names reminds Cramer of the dotcom boom and bust 25 years ago.
    Julie Coleman, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Gust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gust. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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