Thesaurus results for GUSTS

gusts

noun

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plural of gust

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 Meteorologists say storms could be capable of producing large hail, damaging wind gusts and possibly a tornado or two, particularly across areas north of Interstate 20 closer to the Red River during the evening hours. —

Michael Cuviello, Dallas Morning News, 5 Mar. 2026 For the Tehachapi Mountains, northeast winds 25 to 35 with gusts up to 50 mph. —

Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Mar. 2026 The highest risk will be across the Palmer Divide and parts of eastern Colorado, including Lincoln County, where humidity could drop into the 10–15% range, and wind gusts may reach 25 to 30 mph. —

Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026 During the afternoon, breezy southwest winds will blow at 10 to 15 mph, with gusts up to 20 mph. —

Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026 Firefighters faced sustained winds of about 20 mph (32 kph), with gusts reaching up to 35 mph (56 kph), which accelerated the fire's spread, Bennington said. —

ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026 Winds are expected to be from the west at 10 to 20 mph with gusts as high as 30 to 35 mph and relative humidity as low as 15 to 20 percent. —

Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 22 Mar. 2025 Wind gusts could reach around 25 miles per hour, but stronger winds are possible during the overnight storms. —

Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2025

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The blows exchanged were so numerous that The Athletic had to assign Jack Lang to patiently trawl through footage of them all.

— Phil Hay, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
The MacBook Neo dealt a series of mighty blows to its budget PC competition, but that Lenovo machine’s Arm processor presented some challenges for the Apple laptop’s iPhone chip.

— Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 10 Mar. 2026