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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gust
Noun
  • Yes, the Seahawks entered the game short-handed in the secondary, then suffered another blow when cornerback Riq Woolen suffered a concussion in the third quarter.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Business is booming, but President Chris Kohnle worries the 80-year-old, family-run establishment could soon take a blow.
    Miranda Dunlap, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Florida, meanwhile, had an offensive explosion with 457 yards on a night when quarterback DJ Lagway and receiver Dallas Wilson — making his college debut after a foot injury sidelined the freshman prior to Saturday — showed off the upside the Gators have been waiting for.
    Grace Raynor, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Attack largest of war on Lviv, Governor says A Reuters correspondent heard explosions booming across the dark morning sky as air defenses engaged targets from several directions.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 5 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
  • Its approach to comedy is ripped straight from the world of musical cast parties and improv shows, with every performer doing their best to turn every line into a GIF-able burst of wholesome self-deprecation.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 3 Oct. 2025
  • This simple yet powerful step turned noisy, unreliable photon signals into clean bursts of single photons — a breakthrough for future quantum technologies.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Throughout his career, Zilber helped plant millions of trees and was a part of the state's response efforts for severe weather events, including wildfires, floods and tornadoes.
    Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • A couple of years after the fire, a tornado blew through and took out the north side of the street.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The drama centers on 17-year-old Lee Jooin (Seo Su-bin), an unpredictable high school student whose angry outburst creates ripple effects throughout her world.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Late in the Lynx's 86-81 Game 4 loss to Phoenix, Collier suffered an ankle injury on a controversial no-call that resulted in a fiery sideline outburst from Minnesota head coach Cheryl Reeve.
    Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 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
  • These spirals of solar wind can lead to large solar eruptions that can affect astronauts in orbit and key technological infrastructure on Earth.
    Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The dazzling display is linked to two solar eruptions, known as coronal mass ejections (CMEs), that are now heading toward Earth.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025

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“Gust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gust. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.

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