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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
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.
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You Xiaoying, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2025
Dairy Queen has brought back 85-cent blizzards, at least for a limited time.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 13 June 2025
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a wave of recent winter weather alerts across the country, with some areas facing whiteout conditions during blizzards and power outages.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
In the Midwest, ground blizzards develop with little or no new snowfall.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 7 Dec. 2024
Chicago’s 10 largest blizzards come with deep drifts of uniquely Chicago stories.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 1 Dec. 2024
You Xiaoying, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2025
Dairy Queen has brought back 85-cent blizzards, at least for a limited time.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 13 June 2025
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a wave of recent winter weather alerts across the country, with some areas facing whiteout conditions during blizzards and power outages.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
In the Midwest, ground blizzards develop with little or no new snowfall.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 7 Dec. 2024
Chicago’s 10 largest blizzards come with deep drifts of uniquely Chicago stories.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 1 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blizzards
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As for makeup, the tides won’t be turning much, according to artist and brand founder Alexa Persico.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Life feels quieter here, shaped by tides and pine rockland forests.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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Here, sea level rise is accelerating at some of the most extreme rates on Earth, while hurricanes increasingly are swirling ashore with an unprecedented ferociousness.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Some of this, of course, is related to fires in California and hurricanes in the southeast that destroyed an enormous amount of utility infrastructure.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Alaska’s Arctic has seen four ex-typhoons since 1970, and three of them arrived in the past four years.—
Matthew L. Druckenmiller,
The Conversation,
16 Dec. 2025
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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,
9 Nov. 2025
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The Hornbein and Japanese Couloirs are defined by their steep, icy, and narrow conditions and the high risk of avalanches.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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Thirty years ago, the northeastern United States experienced one of the biggest snowstorms of the 20th century.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
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Such a lack of concern was exemplified by the 1969 snowstorms, when the mayor left Queens streets unplowed a week after Manhattan’s streets were carefully swept.—
Daniel Wortel-London,
Washington Post,
5 Jan. 2026
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Federal authorities from several offices also conducted rescues and life-saving efforts after floods in San Antonio, Texas, DHS said.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Take the heat waves, droughts and floods that dogged a quarter of the European Union last summer.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Blizzards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blizzards. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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