as in explosion
a sudden intense expression of strong feeling
the audience responded to the comedian's joke with gales of laughter
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Recent Examples of gale
Forecasters said tropical storm-force winds are possible in extreme southeastern Massachusetts during the next couple of hours, with gusts to gale force possible along portions of Nova Scotia and the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland on Saturday, Aug. 23.
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Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
The air was thick with the elephants’ musty smell, and low-frequency rumbles rolled like thunder across the gale.
—Chris Schalkx, AFAR Media, 20 Aug. 2025
Northeast winds are expected to intensify over the Cape and Islands, and could reach gale-force.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2025
After enough time, Luhn said the rain turned into a powerful storm with gale winds and a torrential downpour.
—Jack Albright, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
The air was thick with the elephants’ musty smell, and low-frequency rumbles rolled like thunder across the gale.
—Chris Schalkx, AFAR Media, 20 Aug. 2025
Northeast winds are expected to intensify over the Cape and Islands, and could reach gale-force.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2025
After enough time, Luhn said the rain turned into a powerful storm with gale winds and a torrential downpour.
—Jack Albright, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gale
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Sure, other fates are possible, like direct collapse to a black hole or explosions through the pair-instability mechanism, but a core-collapse supernova (also known as a type II supernova) represents the fate of the majority of the most massive stars ever to be born.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
12 Sep. 2025
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Such an explosion would happen to the smallest possible black holes, at most, once every 100,000 years, according to previous theories.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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As the sun sets, diners dig into burgers dressed up like banh mi, with pickled daikon, rich duck liver mousse, and a burst of cilantro.—
The Bon Appétit Staff,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
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Set in the country's highlands, La Ruta de Las Flores is a scenic drive that connects several villages, and bursts to life when the coffee fields lining it come into full bloom.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Sustained, strong winds with even stronger gusts are happening.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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On Lake Michigan's shoreline, waves were forecast to reach up to 6 feet on Saturday because of wind gusts up to 30 mph.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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With his natural charisma and naked emotion, Thug and Big Bank go all the way back to rapper’s childhood traumas (his apartment complex burning down, his older brother dying in front of him) to try to get to the bottom of his emotional outbursts.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
11 Sep. 2025
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This brightening coincides with the system having an outburst.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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As part of the new study, Knutsen and her team programmed Perseverance's cameras to watch the sky after solar eruptions known as coronal mass ejections (CMEs) blasted in the direction of Mars.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Kamchatka sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire, where tectonic activity frequently triggers earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.—
Amanda Castro
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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What was meant to be a moment of silence for Kirk on the floor of the House of Representatives on Wednesday evening soon gave way to flashes of a vitriolic political divide that would escalate in the aftermath of the 31-year-old’s death.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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A-list celebrities surrounded by camera flashes didn't round out the front row – fashion editors, designers and industry experts did.—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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By Monday evening, the blaze has been fully contained.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Dozens of blazes ignited from those storms.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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The next name on the storm list for eastern Pacific systems is Mario.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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While snowfall totals may not meet the threshold for a full storm warning, the advisory signals conditions likely to cause significant travel disruptions, especially during peak commute hours.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Gale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gale. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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