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
From the Oregon border to San Diego, NWS issued a combination of gale warnings, hazardous seas, and beach hazards statements.
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Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
The tire marks from dump trucks hadn’t yet been blown away by the incessant gales of the high desert.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
Liverpool can get quite frosty in late March and early April, what with gales blowing in off the Irish Sea, but the rule at Aintree on Grand National weekend, and with emphasis on Ladies Day, is: Skin is in.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The storm, named Eowyn, brought gales to Ireland throughout Friday morning and afternoon, according to the Irish Meteorological Service.
—Claire Moses, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
The tire marks from dump trucks hadn’t yet been blown away by the incessant gales of the high desert.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
Liverpool can get quite frosty in late March and early April, what with gales blowing in off the Irish Sea, but the rule at Aintree on Grand National weekend, and with emphasis on Ladies Day, is: Skin is in.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The storm, named Eowyn, brought gales to Ireland throughout Friday morning and afternoon, according to the Irish Meteorological Service.
—Claire Moses, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gale
Noun
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There's also been an explosion of machine identities, known as non-human identities (NHIs), that enterprises have to contend with.—
TK Keanini,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Within hours, the hospital would receive trauma victims from a series of explosions at the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works.—
Salena Zito,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Aug. 2025
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Love planet Venus will enter Leo on Aug. 25, adding a dazzling burst of glamour and passion, followed by harmonious aspects to Saturn, Uranus and Neptune on Aug. 25 and 26, making romantic themes equally grounding and liberating.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The display case, resembling two white doors opening up to reveal the whiskey, lights up, showing off the crystal bottle and a background of 99 decorative, gold bursts.—
Amanda Hancock,
The Courier-Journal,
5 Aug. 2025
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Single-digit humidity and wind gusts from 35 to 55 mph are possible.—
Kenton Gewecke,
ABC News,
6 Aug. 2025
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The red flag warning is active from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday for parts of Moffat, Routt, Rio Blanco, Garfield, Mesa, Montrose, Gunnison, Delta, Eagle and San Miguel counties, where relative humidity is as low as 8% and wind gusts could reach 35 mph.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
6 Aug. 2025
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Glacial outburst floods have killed more than 12,000 people worldwide, according to estimates in the journal Global and Planetary Change.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
14 Aug. 2025
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This was no isolated outburst, but part of a broader effort to delegitimize conservative participation in academic life.—
Ilya Shapiro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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The children died in June 2023 in what prosecutors described as an eruption of violence motivated by fear of losing them to their father, Nathan John, according to the BBC, who survived the attack.—
Christina Coulter,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The same earthquake is believed to have triggered the eruption of Klyuchevskoy, Kamchatka's most active volcano, which began on Wednesday.—
Isabel van Brugen,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
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One to 2 inches of rain is expected on the northern side of the island, but there may be pockets that see as much as 7 inches of rain, bringing the risk of flash flooding, DaSilva added.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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Doja threw it back to the decade of glitz, glamour, and Aqua Net with her performance look, which was dripping in the maximalism and flash of the era.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
11 Aug. 2025
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Multiple lawsuits were filed against Lineage for damages and health impacts of the blaze.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
12 Aug. 2025
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By Monday evening, a fire crew of 45 has achieved full containment of the blaze.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Protruding coastal areas, including parts of Long Island, face a higher risk of storm conditions by the middle of next week than much of the northern New England coasts.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
15 Aug. 2025
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The storms are forecast to bring wind gusts of up to 40 mph and pea-sized hail (0.25 inches).—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Gale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gale. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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