cyclones

plural of cyclone

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cyclones
Noun
  • 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
  • Economic hardship, natural disasters such as hurricanes Irma and Maria, and government neglect have since forced many to leave, however.
    Ken Chitwood, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Climate crisis supercharging typhoons The western Pacific is the most active tropical basin on Earth but global ocean temperatures have been at record levels for each of the last eight years.
    Helen Regan, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Positioned along the Pacific Ring of Fire, the country is highly susceptible to earthquakes, eruptions, and typhoons.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Cyclones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cyclones. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.

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