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The same process occurs to cyclones on Earth, and is the result of the Coriolis force interacting with the whirling wind pattern belonging to each cyclone.
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 30 Apr. 2025
More than a dozen schools have been closed in the northern part of the state of Western Australia, with authorities along the coast warning residents to take shelter as the cyclone, which was upgraded to the highest possible Category 5 Thursday afternoon, unleashed winds of up to 115 mph.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 13 Feb. 2025
The cyclone had initially been expected to hit on Thursday night, then Friday morning, and the extra delay raised anxiety levels among residents in an area where cyclones are rare.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
They got caught in a cyclone; Davis almost died of hookworm.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2025
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 30 Apr. 2025
More than a dozen schools have been closed in the northern part of the state of Western Australia, with authorities along the coast warning residents to take shelter as the cyclone, which was upgraded to the highest possible Category 5 Thursday afternoon, unleashed winds of up to 115 mph.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 13 Feb. 2025
The cyclone had initially been expected to hit on Thursday night, then Friday morning, and the extra delay raised anxiety levels among residents in an area where cyclones are rare.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
They got caught in a cyclone; Davis almost died of hookworm.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cyclone
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The Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1, with President Donald Trump’s plans for FEMA still unclear.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
21 May 2025
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Photograph: Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images Less than two weeks before the start of hurricane season, the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency rescinded the agency’s strategic plan, which includes a document that guides agency priorities when responding to disasters, WIRED has learned.—
Molly Taft,
Wired News,
21 May 2025
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The concrete base may have been designed to protect the localizer from harsh weather, such as snow or typhoons.—
Grace Moon,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Adjusting the position of a butterfly in Brazil by a millimeter, in one infamous metaphor, could mean the difference between a typhoon striking Tokyo and a tornado tearing through Tennessee.—
Charlie Wood,
Wired News,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Cyclone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cyclone. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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