BLIZZARD Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

blizzard

noun

Definition of blizzard

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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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 Trapped by a blizzard and cut off from the outside world, the guests must spend the night with a killer in their midst. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026 Last year, amid a blizzard of hirings and sackings at the upper level of the major houses, a group of top designers maintained a WhatsApp group chat dedicated to complaining about Sherman’s coverage of their fates. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026 Nine of the 22 this year have been for heat, and February’s historic blizzard was the reason for another five. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 12 Aug. 2026 As blizzard conditions increasingly worsened, the search and rescue team laid the bodies together and covered them with a tarp, marking the spot with GPS coordinates and long poles used to probe for people buried under avalanches. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for blizzard

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Noun

Delays are frustrating but necessary Because lightning can happen before or after a thunderstorm is overhead, rain is a poor indicator of lightning danger.

— Chris Vagasky, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026
However, by Thursday night, any isolated afternoon thunderstorm east of DFW will quickly fade with the loss of daytime heating.

— Nelly Carreño, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of thunderstorm

Noun

The hurricane set residents of Mexico's Pacific coast on edge once again after being walloped by powerful cyclones a number of times in recent years.

— DESIREE BROOKS, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
The powerful hurricane is moving southeastward right now, but it’s expected to turn to the northwest on Tuesday night.

— Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of hurricane

Noun

These flares are more extreme when the neutron star is closest to its stellar donor and thus passing through a denser stream of plasma.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026
In addition, because rodents often die in their burrows, and new rodents move in to set up camp, the fungus capitalizes on a steady stream of mammal flesh.

— Susanne Rust Follow, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of stream

Noun

The disaster underscores Vietnam’s growing climate vulnerability, with rising seas, extreme rainfall and a recent string of deadly storms repeatedly flooding rural provinces and iconic historic cities along its typhoon-prone coast.

— Aniruddha Ghosal, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
This year, weather has added another layer of volatility, with typhoons and a prolonged heatwave already affecting monthly retail patterns.

— Li Jun, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of typhoon

Noun

The helicopter had difficulty reaching them, Downpatrick didn’t have his satellite phone, the Wi-Fi cables in the camp below had been damaged due to an avalanche and there was no way to communicate with emergency services.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2026
After driving to the 1-yard line, Sean McVay called a quarterback sneak, one that ended with Stafford being enveloped in an avalanche of bodies, including Warner’s.

— Matt Barrows, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of avalanche

Noun

However, when the problem is considered outside the airline’s control, such as a snowstorm, those compensation policies generally don’t apply.

— Bailey Berg, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2026
When Arctic air meets a moisture-rich storm system, the combination can produce snowstorms and blizzards.

— Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of snowstorm

Noun

The emergency declaration will help coordinate and mobilize supplies and mitigation work across the state, including flood mitigation and snow preparation.

— Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Light floods through the floor-to-ceiling windows of The Pizza Bar on 38th, located inside the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Nihonbashi.

— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2026

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