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1 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 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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The first known use of blizzard was in 1870

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“Blizzard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blizzard. Accessed 30 Nov. 2020.

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