as in disturbances
a state of noisy, confused activity
economic news that unleashed a hurricane on the trading floor
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Recent Examples of hurricanes
Bonafilia points to the Clara Lionel Foundation’s mobile health clinic, designed to bring care directly into communities, especially those hit hard by hurricanes and natural disasters.
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Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
From his coverage of hurricanes and the Pulse nightclub tragedy, to traveling with the Lake Mary little league team on their historic championship run, Justin is a journalist who has stood side-by-side with his home community to cover challenges and happy milestones.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2026
Here, sea level rise is accelerating at some of the most extreme rates on Earth, while hurricanes increasingly are swirling ashore with an unprecedented ferociousness.
—Amy Green, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Some of this, of course, is related to fires in California and hurricanes in the southeast that destroyed an enormous amount of utility infrastructure.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Economic hardship, natural disasters such as hurricanes Irma and Maria, and government neglect have since forced many to leave, however.
—Ken Chitwood, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2025
However, in 1953, the National Hurricane Center, which is a part of NOAA, started officially giving human names to hurricanes, a task the WMO took over 26 years later.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
Dinah Voyles Pulver, a national correspondent for USA TODAY, has written about hurricanes, tornadoes and violent weather for more than 30 years.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
The Air Force Reserve also flies into hurricanes and has flown numerous missions into Melissa, but those planes are not bristling with the same specialized equipment that the older NOAA aircraft are.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
From his coverage of hurricanes and the Pulse nightclub tragedy, to traveling with the Lake Mary little league team on their historic championship run, Justin is a journalist who has stood side-by-side with his home community to cover challenges and happy milestones.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2026
Here, sea level rise is accelerating at some of the most extreme rates on Earth, while hurricanes increasingly are swirling ashore with an unprecedented ferociousness.
—Amy Green, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Some of this, of course, is related to fires in California and hurricanes in the southeast that destroyed an enormous amount of utility infrastructure.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Economic hardship, natural disasters such as hurricanes Irma and Maria, and government neglect have since forced many to leave, however.
—Ken Chitwood, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2025
However, in 1953, the National Hurricane Center, which is a part of NOAA, started officially giving human names to hurricanes, a task the WMO took over 26 years later.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
Dinah Voyles Pulver, a national correspondent for USA TODAY, has written about hurricanes, tornadoes and violent weather for more than 30 years.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
The Air Force Reserve also flies into hurricanes and has flown numerous missions into Melissa, but those planes are not bristling with the same specialized equipment that the older NOAA aircraft are.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurricanes
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Solar radiation storms are driven by fast-moving particles from the sun, while geomagnetic storms occur when disturbances in the solar wind interact with Earth's magnetic field.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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Habituation comes in handy to tune out disturbances such as a clock ticking or traffic noise.—
Cheryl Russell,
Oc Register,
18 Jan. 2026
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Fox notes winter is usually the slowest time of the year — except when there are storms.—
Nikki DeMentri,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Southern states like Alabama and New Mexico already caught glimpses earlier this week, proving that stronger storms can defy expectations.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
20 Jan. 2026
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About two couples, connected and dependent on one another, raising their kids alongside each other, facing the same turmoils, the same existential questions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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Mayer and Strong offer a broad pop-history lesson, in which the same tensions and turmoils churn on and on in their terrible cycle throughout the decades; the only thing that’s changed are the aesthetics.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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Grohl screamed, screeched and ran all around the stage, the guitars filled the arena with feedback noises, and the band hosted a temple of rock worship.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Jan. 2026
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Residents and homeowners in Bristol have had a campaign to stop low-frequency noises from the Reworld trash incinerator.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Hurricanes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurricanes. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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