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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
In February, he was also criticized after Staten Island residents waited days for snow plows to clear parts of the community after a historic blizzard.
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Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
February marked a brutal month across the country, with blizzards and blackouts.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
Kimmel was suspended by ABC for about a week last September before a blizzard of objections from viewers helped lead to his reinstatement.
—Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Dairy Queen also announced that for a limited time, fans who buy one blizzard can get another for less than a dollar.
—Kate Perez, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
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Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
February marked a brutal month across the country, with blizzards and blackouts.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
Kimmel was suspended by ABC for about a week last September before a blizzard of objections from viewers helped lead to his reinstatement.
—Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Dairy Queen also announced that for a limited time, fans who buy one blizzard can get another for less than a dollar.
—Kate Perez, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blizzard
Noun
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Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Apr. 2026
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The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Apr. 2026
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King tides — the year’s highest tides, which climate change is making more frequent and severe — stir up sediment and reduce the light that reaches the seafloor.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Once created, New Cut allowed colonial travelers to rely on strong sea tides to carry them through the canal.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
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The storm, which hit the New York area in October, 2012, unlocked billions of dollars in resilience spending, with hurricanes, rather than heat waves or cloudbursts, as the focus.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The famous hurricane map got a makeover.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2026
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There could be minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas, periods of heavy rain and thunderstorms, and urban and small stream flooding.—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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The very player challenging the legitimacy of their playoff series win on a recent podcast stream with his teammate Jordan Walsh.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Moreover, the atoll is vulnerable to typhoons, storm surges, as well as long-term sea level rise.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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In addition, there are separate lists for typhoons in the western Pacific and tropical cyclones in Australia and the Indian Ocean.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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But there is a more general dread about human vulnerability to technology—a growing existential fear that people are losing the authorship and agency of their own lives to, particularly, artificial intelligence—that will be reflected in an avalanche of related negligent-design legal claims.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2026
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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For every mayor of New York City, snowstorms serve as a major test.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Michael Longfellow's body remained in the median overnight on the Saturday he was struck, March 14, as a snowstorm began.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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An aerial photo of the Cheboygan Lock and Dam taken Saturday, April 11, shows water moving through the system, and flood precautionary measures, including pumps and sandbags, being taken at the dam.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Don't walk through flood waters.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Blizzard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blizzard. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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