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Recent Examples of cyclone
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.
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Andrew Pereira, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Mar. 2026
When Dorothy got caught in the cyclone, for example, audience members did too.
—Penny E Schwartz, Oc Register, 1 Mar. 2026
One day, Clark, who rides his recumbent bike into the city, is reporting on a cyclone when he nearly gets decapitated by a flying stop sign.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026
The bomb cyclone delivered historic impacts to cities across the Northeast, becoming the biggest snowstorm on record for Providence, Rhode Island.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 24 Feb. 2026
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Andrew Pereira, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Mar. 2026
When Dorothy got caught in the cyclone, for example, audience members did too.
—Penny E Schwartz, Oc Register, 1 Mar. 2026
One day, Clark, who rides his recumbent bike into the city, is reporting on a cyclone when he nearly gets decapitated by a flying stop sign.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026
The bomb cyclone delivered historic impacts to cities across the Northeast, becoming the biggest snowstorm on record for Providence, Rhode Island.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cyclone
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The storm, which hit the New York area in October, 2012, unlocked billions of dollars in resilience spending, with hurricanes, rather than heat waves or cloudbursts, as the focus.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The famous hurricane map got a makeover.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Moreover, the atoll is vulnerable to typhoons, storm surges, as well as long-term sea level rise.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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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,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Cyclone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cyclone. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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