1
: a periodic wind especially in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia
2
: the season of the southwest monsoon in India and adjacent areas that is characterized by very heavy rainfall
3
: rainfall that is associated with the monsoon
Examples of monsoon in a Sentence
floods caused by summer monsoons
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That's weaker than the 92% estimate issued in April and would mark the poorest monsoon performance in 11 years.
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Sri Jegarajah,priyanka Salve, CNBC, 3 June 2026
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In the Southwest, meanwhile, El Niño can diminish the early summer monsoon season but bring unusually wet weather in the winter.
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Sri Jegarajah,priyanka Salve, CNBC, 3 June 2026
These are paired with seasonal filters that let users toggle between winter, summer, monsoon season and fall to see how heat exposure shifts across the year.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 2 June 2026
AccuWeather also warns of an elevated flood risk across the broader Southwest, including Arizona and New Mexico, where remnants of Pacific storms can interact with monsoon moisture and produce intense rainfall far inland.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 1 June 2026
In the Southwest, meanwhile, El Niño can diminish the early summer monsoon season but bring unusually wet weather in the winter.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 1 June 2026
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“Monsoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monsoon. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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monsoon
noun
mon·soon
män-ˈsün 
1
: a periodic wind in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia
2
: the rainy season that accompanies the southwest monsoon
3
: rainfall that is associated with the monsoon season
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