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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
Parts of Delaware are also at risk for blizzard conditions, and could see 12 to 18 inches of snow, according to the National Weather Service office in Mount Holly, New Jersey.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
The governor said the National Guard will be available to help during the blizzard.
—Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
With a potential blizzard coming to New York City, Mayor Zohran Mamdani gave an update on how the city is gearing up for the next round of winter weather.
—Mark Prussin, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026
Original forecasts called for a couple of inches of snow, but projections worsened Friday as cities began issuing blizzard warnings.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 21 Feb. 2026
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
The governor said the National Guard will be available to help during the blizzard.
—Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
With a potential blizzard coming to New York City, Mayor Zohran Mamdani gave an update on how the city is gearing up for the next round of winter weather.
—Mark Prussin, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026
Original forecasts called for a couple of inches of snow, but projections worsened Friday as cities began issuing blizzard warnings.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 21 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blizzard
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Some of the fiercest storms in the South were reported near Lake Charles, Louisiana, where high winds from a thunderstorm overturned a horse trailer and a Mardi Gras float, damaged an airport jet bridge and flung the metal awning from a house into power lines.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Feb. 2026
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An unusual February thunderstorm is even possible after midnight on Tuesday – so don't be surprised if a few rumbles wake you up.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
15 Feb. 2026
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But the tides and the waves keep coming, so no fix is permanent.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Here, the gentle tide creeps back and forth as a soothing marker of the passing day.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Feb. 2026
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Texas has quite the reputation for extreme weather, from excessive heat and dangerous freezes to disastrous hurricanes and deadly flooding.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
16 Feb. 2026
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According to Native American folklore, the ibis is the last to seek shelter before a hurricane and the first to come out afterward.—
Jannelle Moore,
Mercury News,
16 Feb. 2026
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As the reservoirs of the Republican and Democratic voters evaporate, independents are becoming a stream of optimism for removing the wasteful and destructive policy of the two-party war that is pushing us further apart.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
21 Feb. 2026
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Still, the steady stream of disclosures has created a growing reputational challenge for Goldman Sachs, where Ruemmler oversaw legal, regulatory, and reputational risk matters.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
21 Feb. 2026
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In the 1950s, land reclamation transformed former swamplands and a typhoon shelter into today’s Victoria Park and Causeway Bay.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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However, summer is typhoon season in Taiwan, and the weather is very toasty and muggy with highs regularly hovering around 90 degrees Fahrenheit.—
Mae Hamilton,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Feb. 2026
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As information has slowly revealed more about the ski trip and those who died in the devastating avalanche, grief has shaken communities across the region.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Survivors of the catastrophic avalanche in California's Sierra Nevada that claimed at least eight lives were rescued after using an emergency feature available on some iPhones.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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This snowstorm comes to the region just as ice from a previous system late last month was melting away.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
21 Feb. 2026
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The storm approached just as the icy remains of a snowstorm that struck the region weeks earlier were finally melting away.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Jessica Black, 50, who drove to Saturday’s dedication from New Braunfels, said Kirk’s death unleashed a flood of sorrow.—
Sarah Bahari,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Feb. 2026
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The restoration also comes as recent storms have highlighted flood risks across the Bay Area, and rising seas increasingly threaten low-lying shoreline communities.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Blizzard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blizzard. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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