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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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
One such card even references the historic Halloween blizzard of 1991.
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Mars King, Twin Cities, 15 Aug. 2025
But conventional solar and wind installations are no match for temperatures that plummet below –40 degrees Celsius, winds of up to 300 kilometers per hour (kmh) and ferocious blizzards.
—You Xiaoying, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2025
If a blizzard isn't quite the right vibe, the restaurant is also offering a Maple Cookie Shake, another new addition this year.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
For example, in January 1967, after an epic blizzard blanketed Illinois and Michigan with heavy snow, the Michigan PON went into action, setting up liaisons with county weather services and relaying emergency requests, such as rescuing people stranded in vehicles on Interstate 94.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Aug. 2025
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Mars King, Twin Cities, 15 Aug. 2025
But conventional solar and wind installations are no match for temperatures that plummet below –40 degrees Celsius, winds of up to 300 kilometers per hour (kmh) and ferocious blizzards.
—You Xiaoying, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2025
If a blizzard isn't quite the right vibe, the restaurant is also offering a Maple Cookie Shake, another new addition this year.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
For example, in January 1967, after an epic blizzard blanketed Illinois and Michigan with heavy snow, the Michigan PON went into action, setting up liaisons with county weather services and relaying emergency requests, such as rescuing people stranded in vehicles on Interstate 94.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blizzard
Noun
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Camping in an open setting during a thunderstorm is strongly discouraged.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Oc Register,
29 Sep. 2025
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Sep. 2025
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Long before the clock almost expired on the Packers, there was yet another special teams blunder that turned the tide on a game seemingly destined for a blowout.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Rather than fighting this inevitable tide, Köhler closely examines the subject without didacticism, filtering it through a passive-aggressive relationship drama, until only its most potent ingredients remain.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
28 Sep. 2025
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The island is facing a rare one-two punch from the hurricanes, with Humberto passing nearby Tuesday and Imelda potentially making a direct hit today.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement Concerns are growing over the suspension of agencies that focus on climate and science as hurricane season approaches, including the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that responds to natural disaster events.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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Dendrelaphis cyanochloris was spotted in a mixed evergreen forest near a stream and with lots of leaf litter, according to the study.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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For the entirety of the stream, a framed photo of Kirk presided over the head of the table.—
Rebecca Jennings,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
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The country is also battered by about 20 typhoons and storms each year.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Super typhoon kills at least 15 in Taiwan Two million people have been evacuated in southern China and at least 15 have died in Taiwan as Super Typhoon Ragasa made landfall.—
Claire Cameron,
semafor.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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Brown’s underwhelming trade deadline didn’t help the 2025 Astros, nor did an avalanche of injuries that, at times, rendered the team unrecognizable.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Penta won the match with an avalanche destroyer, which has led to a storyline neck injury for Waller.—
Fernando Quiles Jr,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Some experts liken it to trying to spot a snowball in a snowstorm.—
Dr. Megha Gupta,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Marking Neal’s sophomore feature on the heels of horror thriller Last Straw, Motherboy follows a woman trapped by a snowstorm at her husband’s remote childhood home with him and his manipulative mother.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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Turning Point is an American conservative organization with chapters at over 2,000 colleges nationwide and has received a flood of support and requests for new chapters in the wake of Charlie Kirk's death, amid the backdrop of rising fears of political violence in the USA.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Blizzard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blizzard. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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