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Making his Broadway debut, Burr is a cyclone as the fast-talking, double-dealing Dave Moss, who springs a plan to steal the leads on his unwilling accomplice, George Aaronow (McKean, drolly exasperated).
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Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
Alfred was the most southerly cyclone to threaten the region since Tropical Cyclone Zoe in 1974.
—Edward Szekeres and Helen Regan, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
Rushing because a cyclone was headed their way in a matter of days, the team built in six days a steel structure five by five by two meters high, anchored in the seabed and charged by a small onboard battery.
—Ian Urbina, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Just days earlier, The Wombats had to cut their set short in São Paulo after a cyclone wreaked havoc mid-performance.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 20 Feb. 2025
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Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
Alfred was the most southerly cyclone to threaten the region since Tropical Cyclone Zoe in 1974.
—Edward Szekeres and Helen Regan, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
Rushing because a cyclone was headed their way in a matter of days, the team built in six days a steel structure five by five by two meters high, anchored in the seabed and charged by a small onboard battery.
—Ian Urbina, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Just days earlier, The Wombats had to cut their set short in São Paulo after a cyclone wreaked havoc mid-performance.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cyclone
Noun
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Does that mean tropical storms and hurricanes are also on the way?—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2025
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Have older trees checked prior to hurricane season. 36.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Built to be lightweight and efficient, they are exposed to a variety of natural hazards, including underwater volcanic eruptions, typhoons and floods.—
John Calabrese,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2025
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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,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Cyclone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cyclone. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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