blizzard

noun

Definition of blizzardnext
1
as in thunderstorm
a severe storm with a large amount of falling snow Their trip was delayed by a week because of a blizzard.

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2
as in tide
an overwhelming influx or flow of something The star's off-the-cuff comments touched off a blizzard of criticism on social media.

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Recent Examples of blizzard Grandma, irrelevantly but convincingly, spoke of wars, blizzards and trekking barefoot to school. — Literary Hub, 15 July 2026 Last winter arrived early across parts of the United States, with November snowstorms, early blizzard warnings and even flakes reaching places like Florida before Thanksgiving. — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 14 July 2026 The blizzard inspired the use of underground subway lines and utility lines as well as better winter storm preparedness, city planning and new weather models and translation tools. — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 4 July 2026 The Bay Area was handed, unquestionably, the worst slate of group-stage games FIFA’s bureaucrats could manifest — five equivalents of a Tuesday night MACtion football game in a November blizzard. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for blizzard
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blizzard
  1. thunderstorm
  2. tide
  3. hurricane
  4. stream
  5. typhoon
  6. avalanche
  7. snowstorm
  8. flood
Noun
  • Tornadoes happen when warm, moist air meets cooler, dryer air and forms a strong thunderstorm.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2026
  • But no reasonable parent mistakes that for true readiness to handle rush-hour traffic in a thunderstorm.
    — David Etue, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of thunderstorm
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  • Isn’t there an old joke about trying to hold the tide back with a broom?
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The Democratic voters in Wisconsin finally came to their senses, and a last-minute ballot count turned the tide.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of tide
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  • Development odds plummeted to zero for another disturbance the hurricane center was tracking.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026
  • That forecast also notably dropped its range for the overall number of major hurricanes — Category 3 or greater — from one to three to zero to two.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of hurricane
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  • The many windows let natural light stream in through the view of the surrounding live oaks.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The model includes information about the stream and surrounding area, such as elevation, slope of the stream, how straight the stream is, the number of streams nearby, average precipitation and geology of the bedrock layer.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of stream
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  • The technology is increasingly being tested during typhoon season in East Asia, where even small improvements in track forecasts can help authorities better prepare for flooding, organize evacuations and manage potential transport disruptions.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Ningbo shuttered all its terminals and container yards on Thursday in anticipation of the typhoon, while operations at Shanghai’s Yangshan and Waigaoqiao terminals were suspended on Friday.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of typhoon
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  • Bunched together when slide hits The group was on the east side of a creek that defined the valley when the avalanche reached them.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • An avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak has killed famed climber Nirmal Purja and the nine other members of a mountaineering expedition who were trying to reach one of the highest peaks on Earth.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 3 Aug. 2026
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  • Two days before New Year's Eve, in the middle of a snowstorm, someone tried to take the heat away from half a million people in Poland.
    — Julian Durand, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • These are the men and women who spent decades operating buses, maintaining subways, repairing tracks, and kept New York moving through snowstorms, terrorist attacks, and a global pandemic.
    — Marianne Pizzitola, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026
Definition of snowstorm
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  • According to the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office, a Beulah man was swept away in fast-moving flood waters on Sunday afternoon.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • But flood waters have now started to recede and the city has reopened some of the flood gates, according to the Indianapolis Department of Public Works.
    — Chandelis Duster, NPR, 16 Aug. 2026
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