snowed in
idiom
1
: unable to leave a place because a lot of snow is falling or has fallen
They were snowed in for a week.
2
: blocked with snow
The road was snowed in.
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Voss added that Marquette Sawyer International, the region’s main airport, was snowed in, too.
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Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 3 Apr. 2024
It was surrounded by a big fence on about an acre and a half of property, always snowed in, and six of my seven kids were there, sometimes all seven.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2024
Whether you’re snowed in, or just dread going out, a game night is a great way to spend a cold February evening.
—Contributing Writer Emily Farris, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2024
Ryan and Duchovny's What Happens Later follows two exes, Bill and Willa, who unexpectedly reunite for the first time in years at an airport, where they get snowed in, stranding them together overnight.
—Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 31 Oct. 2023
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Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 3 Apr. 2024
It was surrounded by a big fence on about an acre and a half of property, always snowed in, and six of my seven kids were there, sometimes all seven.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2024
Whether you’re snowed in, or just dread going out, a game night is a great way to spend a cold February evening.
—Contributing Writer Emily Farris, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2024
Ryan and Duchovny's What Happens Later follows two exes, Bill and Willa, who unexpectedly reunite for the first time in years at an airport, where they get snowed in, stranding them together overnight.
—Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 31 Oct. 2023
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“Snowed in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowed%20in. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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