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Unlike the North Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June through November, the South Indian Ocean cyclone season typically runs from November through April, similar to the Southern Hemisphere cyclone seasons near Australia.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
Though two officers were injured and several people were charged, Mamdani dismissed the snowball fight as merely a fun way to celebrate a snow cyclone.
—Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
In the weeks that followed the cyclone, more than 20 decomposing bodies washed ashore in Italy and Libya while other human remains were spotted floating in the middle of the sea.
—ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
The government’s indifference in the wake of the cyclone boosted support for the Awami League in East Pakistan and contributed to its victory in the 1970 general elections.
—Andrew Pereira, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Mar. 2026
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
Though two officers were injured and several people were charged, Mamdani dismissed the snowball fight as merely a fun way to celebrate a snow cyclone.
—Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
In the weeks that followed the cyclone, more than 20 decomposing bodies washed ashore in Italy and Libya while other human remains were spotted floating in the middle of the sea.
—ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
The government’s indifference in the wake of the cyclone boosted support for the Awami League in East Pakistan and contributed to its victory in the 1970 general elections.
—Andrew Pereira, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cyclone
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In Florida, hurricane risk extends annually from late spring to mid-fall, says Ken Calligar, CEO of RSG 3-D, a company that makes a proprietary resilient panel building system for disaster resistance.—
Jeffrey Steele,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Atlanta and New Orleans played a classic game in 2006, in the Saints’ first game in New Orleans after the hurricane.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
18 May 2026
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Shooting on location meant dealing with typhoons, scorpions and snakes, and working with kids meant shorter work days.—
Stuart Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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Authorities have found the body of one of the six missing crew members from a cargo ship that overturned near the Northern Mariana Islands during a typhoon.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Cyclone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cyclone. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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