as in gust
a sudden brief rush of wind
a windblast from the hovering helicopter made it difficult to even stand up
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One vessel recorded a minimum air pressure of 955 millibars and hurricane-force gusts topping 150 miles per hour.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025 -
Imelda is expected to track much closer to Bermuda than Humberto, with the potential for a direct landfall, sustained winds of more than 74 mph and higher gusts, and up to 4 inches of rain Wednesday into Thursday.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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The Ravens have gotten off to a 1-3 start in a season for the first time since 2015, delivering an early blow to the team’s Super Bowl ambitions.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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Then came the biggest blow with Gavi’s torn meniscus.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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The idea behind the Tumbleweed project is to design large-scale, low-cost robotic rovers that can cover great swathes of the Martian surface while driven purely by the breeze.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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The cuffed pants and the knee-length cardigan offer enough coverage to stay cozy against a cool breeze.—
Gabriela Izquierdo,
Southern Living,
30 Sep. 2025
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In addition to those direct fatalities, the government agency said there were 176 direct fatalities caused by either wind, storm surge, flooding or tornadoes.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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On Wednesday, severe storms may span from eastern Texas and western Louisiana up through southern Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio, bringing risks of damaging winds, hail, lightning and isolated tornadoes, according to the outlet.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Windblast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windblast. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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