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as in thunderstorms
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 tides
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 blizzards
Roads are cleaned, including inside suburbs, for weather events like snow, blizzards, freezing rain and ice storms.
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Cheyenne Derksen, Oklahoman, 23 Jan. 2026
The strong winds and cold temperatures accompanying blizzards can combine to create another danger.
—Katie Landeck, The Providence Journal, 22 Jan. 2026
Freezing weather can also bring the threat of severe winter storms, blizzards and power outages.
—Newsroom Meteorologist, Austin American Statesman, 17 Jan. 2026
Its water-repellent and windproof fabric holds up to extreme weather, from rainstorms to blizzards.
—Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
Chicago’s 10 largest blizzards come with deep drifts of uniquely Chicago stories.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
In the Midwest, ground blizzards develop with little or no new snowfall.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 29 Dec. 2025
Heavy snow, blizzards, extreme cold and damaging winds are likely to create hazardous conditions stretching from Montana east to Maine, and Texas north to Pennsylvania, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).
—Kristin Wright, NPR, 28 Dec. 2025
Disorienting flat light, clouds, fog, and full white-out blizzards are major causes of skiing and snowboarding injuries, and being suddenly caught in such conditions is no fun, to say the least.
—Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 5 Dec. 2025
Cheyenne Derksen, Oklahoman, 23 Jan. 2026
The strong winds and cold temperatures accompanying blizzards can combine to create another danger.
—Katie Landeck, The Providence Journal, 22 Jan. 2026
Freezing weather can also bring the threat of severe winter storms, blizzards and power outages.
—Newsroom Meteorologist, Austin American Statesman, 17 Jan. 2026
Its water-repellent and windproof fabric holds up to extreme weather, from rainstorms to blizzards.
—Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
Chicago’s 10 largest blizzards come with deep drifts of uniquely Chicago stories.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
In the Midwest, ground blizzards develop with little or no new snowfall.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 29 Dec. 2025
Heavy snow, blizzards, extreme cold and damaging winds are likely to create hazardous conditions stretching from Montana east to Maine, and Texas north to Pennsylvania, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).
—Kristin Wright, NPR, 28 Dec. 2025
Disorienting flat light, clouds, fog, and full white-out blizzards are major causes of skiing and snowboarding injuries, and being suddenly caught in such conditions is no fun, to say the least.
—Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 5 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blizzards
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Like anything with that kind of longevity, tiki’s popularity rises and falls like the tides.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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The tides are shifting, but in which direction, in this case, is uncertain.—
Kenny Choi,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
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She’s covered several hurricanes in South Florida, including 2022’s Hurricane Ian, which flooded her TV station.—
Doug Turnbull,
AJC.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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At the same time, climate impacts are getting real—droughts are supercharging fire seasons; hotter seas are intensifying hurricanes.—
Christian Elliott,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2026
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Major typhoons in 2018 and 2022 brought intense rainfall that damaged terraces across the Cordillera.—
Stephen Acabado,
The Conversation,
15 Jan. 2026
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In early November, two major typhoons in less than a week carved a path of destruction through the Philippines.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
6 Dec. 2025
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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On Friday, there was only a slight danger of avalanches in Slovakia's highest mountain range.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Feb. 2026
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said the city is considering clearing sidewalks for residents and businesses in future snowstorms and then sending them the bill, citing the mess created by property owners who failed to clear snow as required.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
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In this land of four seasons, where winter snowstorms can be deadly; spring snow melt can flood entire towns, summer brings tornadoes, and fall might see forest fires, people know the value of human life and kindness repaid.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
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Marketing for top sports books like DraftKings and FanDuel floods the airwaves and casts a giant net for customers that critics say has lured in high schoolers and younger college students alongside those legally allowed to bet.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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And fire ants use their waxy, water-repellent coating and textured exoskeletons to trap air; during floods, thousands cling together to make buoyant, living rafts that can survive 12 days and possibly longer.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Blizzards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blizzards. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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