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as in blow
a sudden brief rush of wind
a gust tore her umbrella from her grip and blew it down the street
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as in explosion
a sudden intense expression of strong feeling
the stressed-out coworker cried out with a gust of emotion that we had never witnessed before
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Recent Examples of gust
The storms are packing quarter-sized hail (1 inch) and wind gusts of up to 65 mph.
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Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
On Thursday, 15 tornadoes, 86-mph wind gusts and softball and baseball-sized hail were reported across Nebraska and Iowa.
—Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2025
The National Weather Service predicted north and northwest winds blowing between 5 and 15 mph throughout the day and night Monday in Benton County with gusts as high as 20 mph.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 14 Apr. 2025
So, introducing Rays pitchers to an outdoor park with lots of wind gusts might take some getting used to.
—John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
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Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
On Thursday, 15 tornadoes, 86-mph wind gusts and softball and baseball-sized hail were reported across Nebraska and Iowa.
—Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2025
The National Weather Service predicted north and northwest winds blowing between 5 and 15 mph throughout the day and night Monday in Benton County with gusts as high as 20 mph.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 14 Apr. 2025
So, introducing Rays pitchers to an outdoor park with lots of wind gusts might take some getting used to.
—John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gust
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What’s 42 to 43? Into a black place of great blows from the little mountains from the sea came.—
John Berryman,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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With a blow of his whistle, all sorts of words applied: pandemonium, euphoria, mania.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Martin's son Gabe, hiding alone under a blanket, said the explosion left his ears ringing and smelled like burning batteries.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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The explosion of laws meant to protect minors from potentially harmful online content perhaps sounds noble at first glance, but with a second pass the laws read as superfluous.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Another can't-miss find: The Short-sleeve Pose Mock Neck makes layering a breeze and pairs with everything from jeans to midi skirts.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Apr. 2025
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Think soft-close lids, built-in charcoal filters, and removable liners that make dumping kitchen scraps a breeze.—
Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
17 Apr. 2025
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All the nervous energy that had built up at American Airlines Center was released in a burst of delirious joy.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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The Hubble Space Telescope's recent deep-dive into Andromeda has been able to track the disorder in M31 that the merger left in its wake: streams of stars cannibalized from the galaxy eaten by M31 and producing a burst of star formation.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Through the end of the week, the same southern states will be at risk of severe thunderstorms, large hail and tornadoes as a line of showers barrels across the region.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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There’s the suitcase that remained intact after a plane crash, and another that came through a tornado.—
Elisa Wouk Almino,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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Nothing but quick and shocking outbursts of violence can pierce the movie’s surfaces of overheated restraint.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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Hubble captured this dramatic event in a stunning series of images, revealing intricate dust patterns as a flash of light from the outburst expanded outward and reflected off surrounding dust clouds — a phenomenon known as a light echo.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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More:The legendary gales of November left the Great Lakes strewn with tragic shipwrecks Michigan was once the lead supplier of rye to distilleries Before Prohibition, which occurred from 1920 to 1933, Michigan was the largest rye-producing state in the country.—
Caitlin Looby,
Journal Sentinel,
31 Dec. 2024
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The alerts consisted of gale warnings, hazardous seas warnings, small craft advisories and rip current statements.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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Volcanic eruptions in the Massif Central gave birth to the granite rocks of the northern Rhône, while layers upon layers of calcareous marine deposits in the south gave rise to prominent sandstone formations.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
18 Apr. 2025
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In 2021, La Palma was stuck by a volcanic eruption that displaced thousands of people and reshaped parts of the island.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Gust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gust. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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