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Recent Examples of hailstorm
Even in the Thunder’s breakout Game 2 win, the duo combined to shoot 7 of 13 on these shots; solid, but hardly a hailstorm.
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John Hollinger, New York Times, 13 June 2025
Central Texas is bracing for another potential round of storms after midnight Thursday, as Austin continues to recover from a massive hailstorm that caused widespread damage across the city and led to power loss for tens of thousands of customers.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 29 May 2025
Thousands of hailstorms happen across the nation annually.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
While Florida experiences the most thunderstorms, Nebraska, Colorado and Wyoming typically see the most hailstorms.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 16 May 2025
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John Hollinger, New York Times, 13 June 2025
Central Texas is bracing for another potential round of storms after midnight Thursday, as Austin continues to recover from a massive hailstorm that caused widespread damage across the city and led to power loss for tens of thousands of customers.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 29 May 2025
Thousands of hailstorms happen across the nation annually.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
While Florida experiences the most thunderstorms, Nebraska, Colorado and Wyoming typically see the most hailstorms.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hailstorm
Noun
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
4 Sep. 2025
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Chance of lightning increases as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is overhead.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But then, during a rainstorm, Marie tries to — figuratively — rope Danny like a wild horse, resulting in a knock-down drag-out fight, and then putting him in the back of her car before speeding away.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
6 Sep. 2025
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Gear that didn’t fit inside went into the 45-square-foot front vestibule, which doubled as a lounge during a brief evening rainstorm.—
Jenny Wiegand,
Outside,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Indiana's own fall colors might arrive earlier because of potentially cold October temperatures and a stray windstorm or two from the Gulf.—
John Tufts,
IndyStar,
4 Sep. 2025
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Kathy Smith, who’s with the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission, said a windstorm in mid-June produced widespread damage and heavy rain across northern Wisconsin, affecting many wild rice beds.—
Frank Vaisvilas,
jsonline.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Temperatures to heat up in KC The recent stretch of cool, fall-like weather is coming to an end, as temperatures are expected to climb above average later this week.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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Between flights, unpredictable weather, and a packed itinerary, vacations can come with a lot of variables.—
Rachel Trujillo,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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Heavy rain is not uncommon in South Asia this time of year, but experts largely agree that the frequency and intensity of cloudbursts have increased in recent years, in part due to climate change.—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
21 Aug. 2025
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Warmer air soaks up water like a sponge, and all this extra moisture can result in extreme rain and sudden downpours like cloudbursts, especially when that air meets the mountains.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN Money,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In a sudden forecast turnabout, metro Detroit went from April thundershowers and tornado warnings one day to a warm, sunny day the next, with temperatures in the upcoming week expected to reach the 70s.—
Frank Witsil,
Detroit Free Press,
6 Apr. 2023
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Speaking under dark clouds minutes after a thundershower drenched onlookers, Ms. Truss leaned on the weather as a metaphor for the economic challenges facing Britain.—
Stephen Castle,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2022
Noun
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Before we got married, Meri, Kody, and I had got caught in a snowstorm while driving from Salt Lake to Wyoming with a group of people for a retreat at Kody’s parents’ house.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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He was distracted by a looming snowstorm when talked to the founder, James Park, and thought that Park was flat and unexciting.—
Elizabeth MacBride,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Prosecutors had alleged Read struck O'Keefe with her car outside of the Canton home of fellow police officer Brian Albert after a night of heavy drinking in January 2022, then left him to die there during a major blizzard.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
26 Aug. 2025
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These walls can climb thousands of feet high and stretch for miles, cutting off the horizon in seconds, similar to a blizzard in winter.—
Sarah Dewberry,
CNN Money,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Hailstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hailstorm. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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