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 The air in the bedroom instantly became a blizzard of trash. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 26 June 2026 Benji’s father is a volatile patriarch who grills during blizzards and hits him for failing to manfully respond to a classmate’s racist slight. — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 22 June 2026 The incidents tracked include wildfires, floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards and hail. — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 21 June 2026 On a day when the Northeast and Midwest were buried by a blizzard, CBS aired the first live, flag-to-flag coverage of a 500-mile NASCAR race — the Daytona 500. — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 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
  • The forecast shows chances of showers and possibly a thunderstorm in eastern Kansas and western Missouri early Friday morning.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
  • The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.
    — STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
Definition of thunderstorm
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  • Turning the tide Klopp will be tasked with getting Germany back among the world’s best international teams.
    — Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
  • The godless ’60s had radicalized many Christians who saw the toxic stew of drugs, rock ’n’ roll, and shallow commercialism as a sign of the end times and vowed to reverse the demonic tide.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
Definition of tide
Noun
  • The last major hurricane to hit Miami-Dade County was the catastrophic Hurricane Andrew in 1992, but the city did not take a direct hit.
    — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • In 2020, a massive storm called a derecho struck Iowa, producing hurricane-force winds and flattening over 10 million acres of corn and soybean fields.
    — Derek Norman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
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  • Fund flows point to a steady stream of investors abandoning some of the trades.
    — Geoffrey Morgan, Fortune, 25 July 2026
  • Saturday morning, MrBeast departed from his usual stream to drop a new piece of content with a philanthropic focus and featuring a surprise appearance from superstar LeBron James.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 25 July 2026
Definition of stream
Noun
  • Noul was the third typhoon to hit China and make landfall within a month, after Bavi and Maysak.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026
  • The Philippine ships eventually canceled their mission on Friday and headed back to port, citing a developing typhoon in the region.
    — Ivan Watson, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
Definition of typhoon
Noun
  • Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.
    — CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
  • The Million Dollar Highway is open year-round, but it’s periodically closed to clear rockslides and avalanches.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
Definition of avalanche
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  • That role is currently empty, and Morales points to the severe snowstorms that took place in January and February as times when the city could have used better coordination.
    — Antonia Noori Farzan, The Providence Journal, 16 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
Definition of snowstorm
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  • Nor have complex land improvements like drainage or irrigation or flood control developed in a system imagined by private-sector maximalist author Ayn Rand.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 July 2026
  • As the climate warms due in large part to the burning of fossil fuels, research shows that heat waves, droughts, hurricanes, and floods have become more intense and more frequent.
    — Ava Berger, NPR, 26 July 2026
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