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as in blows
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 explosions
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 gusts
Sustained, strong winds with even stronger gusts are happening.
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Northwest winds will keep a chill in the air, with gusts reaching 20 to 25 mph downtown and up to 30 mph near the water and atop Twin Peaks.
—Greg Porter, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Apr. 2026
Residents should be prepared for wind gusts of up to 60 mph.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2026
Wind gusts of up to 70 mph were reported as the storms blew through.
—Noel Brennan, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Officials expect southwest winds between 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
Northeast winds between 25 and 40 mph, with gusts up to 65 mph, are expected in the corridor.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Southerly sustained winds of 15 to 20 mph with gusts around 25 mph on Saturday and lowest afternoon and evening humidity of 15 to 25% Friday and Saturday.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
Southwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
—Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Mar. 2026
Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Northwest winds will keep a chill in the air, with gusts reaching 20 to 25 mph downtown and up to 30 mph near the water and atop Twin Peaks.
—Greg Porter, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Apr. 2026
Residents should be prepared for wind gusts of up to 60 mph.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2026
Wind gusts of up to 70 mph were reported as the storms blew through.
—Noel Brennan, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Officials expect southwest winds between 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
Northeast winds between 25 and 40 mph, with gusts up to 65 mph, are expected in the corridor.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Southerly sustained winds of 15 to 20 mph with gusts around 25 mph on Saturday and lowest afternoon and evening humidity of 15 to 25% Friday and Saturday.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
Southwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
—Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gusts
Noun
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Shesterkin’s first thought was about how big the 6-foot-6 Markström was, but the smaller goalie still managed to land the majority of the blows.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Parks turned into deserts, great skyscrapers leveled by blows from the tails of the monsters, and the entire population threatened in the panic and pestilence that followed the invasion.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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Authorities reinforced security around Jewish sites in the wake of explosions last month outside synagogues in Liege, Belgium, and the Dutch port city of Rotterdam and outside a Jewish school in Amsterdam.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2026
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The special effects supervisor on a movie set is responsible for designing and executing practical, in-camera effects such as explosions, pyrotechnics, rigs, and atmospheric elements.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
3 Apr. 2026
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Features like sets of French doors welcome sunlight and coastal breezes.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
31 Mar. 2026
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Sunny skies and mild breezes are enveloping the Pharmalot campus once again.—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
26 Mar. 2026
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Videos recorded by passengers show sparks and bursts of flame coming from the engine, lighting up the night sky as the aircraft gained altitude.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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The Poison frontman, evoking the regional dialect of his native Pittsburgh, bursts with adrenaline on a typical day.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Some of these storms could become strong to severe with large hail, damaging winds and tornadoes all possible, according to the NWS.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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Some of these storms could be strong to severe, with all hazards — damaging winds, hail, and tornadoes — being possible.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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Backlash was immediate given the rapper’s history of antisemitic outbursts.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2026
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Right now, the sun is finally moving out of several years of solar maximum—but as this week’s outbursts show, our star is not yet quiet.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
31 Mar. 2026
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Curry magic, Curry flurries, Curry bringing an arena to its feet.—
Sports Columnist,
San Francisco Chronicle,
1 Apr. 2026
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The light snow flurries in the Tahoe area this week after a spell of record-setting March heatwaves across California were not enough to reverse the damage.—
Chaewon Chung,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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But solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs) — huge eruptions of solar plasma — could be a threat to Artemis astronauts venturing far beyond our planet, as could cosmic rays, which originate far beyond our solar system.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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And while many are extinct or dormant, two of them, Kīlauea and Mauna Loa, are still capable of destructive and deadly eruptions.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Gusts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gusts. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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