hailstorms

Definition of hailstormsnext
plural of hailstorm

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hailstorms
Noun
  • The rainstorms are rolling across the Everglades, but most of the showers are drying out before reaching the metroplex.
    Scott Withers, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Now, with back-to-back rainstorms bearing down on the Bay Area, officials this week are racing to seal the gaping hole and protect the historic Great Lick Refractor telescope beneath it.
    Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • The whole experience tasted of the sea and the end of summer, punctuated by soft little cloudbursts on the palate.
    The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • Several snowstorms have already impacted the Northern United States this season.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Weather has been deteriorating since last week in Nepal, with snowstorms reported on the mountains, the Associated Press reported.
    Helen Regan, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • But conventional solar and wind installations are no match for temperatures that plummet below –40 degrees Celsius, winds of up to 300 kilometers per hour (kmh) and ferocious blizzards.
    You Xiaoying, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Dairy Queen has brought back 85-cent blizzards, at least for a limited time.
    Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 13 June 2025
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“Hailstorms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hailstorms. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.

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