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
Some might have escaped during hurricanes that damaged reptile facilities.
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Sergio Candido, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
Now, a new federal bill with bipartisan support has been introduced to beef up emergency preparedness for pets in the event of natural disasters like wildfires or hurricanes.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Zarate has drink offerings like a king cake old fashioned, an ube colada, hurricanes and rum punch.
—Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 23 Feb. 2026
About the size of a 20-foot shipping container, these units can be deployed to islands hit by hurricanes or to remote desert villages.
—Munis Raza, Interesting Engineering, 23 Feb. 2026
Some may have escaped during hurricanes that damaged reptile facilities.
—Sergio Candido, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
That can include damage from hurricanes, tropical storms and tornadoes, floods, vandalism, seismic activity, wildfires and accidental house fires.
—Dan Simms, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
Texas has quite the reputation for extreme weather, from excessive heat and dangerous freezes to disastrous hurricanes and deadly flooding.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 16 Feb. 2026
Many have pointed out that the evidence of climate change has only grown stronger over time with annual heat records being set and broken year after year and weather extremes from hurricanes to flooding to wildfires exacerbated by climate change.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2026
Sergio Candido, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
Now, a new federal bill with bipartisan support has been introduced to beef up emergency preparedness for pets in the event of natural disasters like wildfires or hurricanes.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Zarate has drink offerings like a king cake old fashioned, an ube colada, hurricanes and rum punch.
—Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 23 Feb. 2026
About the size of a 20-foot shipping container, these units can be deployed to islands hit by hurricanes or to remote desert villages.
—Munis Raza, Interesting Engineering, 23 Feb. 2026
Some may have escaped during hurricanes that damaged reptile facilities.
—Sergio Candido, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
That can include damage from hurricanes, tropical storms and tornadoes, floods, vandalism, seismic activity, wildfires and accidental house fires.
—Dan Simms, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
Texas has quite the reputation for extreme weather, from excessive heat and dangerous freezes to disastrous hurricanes and deadly flooding.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 16 Feb. 2026
Many have pointed out that the evidence of climate change has only grown stronger over time with annual heat records being set and broken year after year and weather extremes from hurricanes to flooding to wildfires exacerbated by climate change.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurricanes
Noun
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Before Cassini’s mission, astronomers believed that gravitational disturbances inflicted by neighbor Neptune’s orbit caused Saturn’s tilt over time.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
23 Feb. 2026
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This would have allowed a pilot to keep flying for hours, without disturbances.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
22 Feb. 2026
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Over the past year, men’s ski jumping has been marred by Norway’s cheating scandal and more recent genital manipulation rumors, which has become one of the early commotions of the Milano-Cortina Games.—
Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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Though both storms are similar — with a major storm system lingering over the region for over a day and whipping the region with merciless hurricane-level winds, driving inch after inch of wet snow — what made the 1978 storm so devastating was the apparent suddenness of its arrival.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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McPhail said Home Depot's business was relatively stable throughout the year, including in the fourth quarter, when adjusting for storms.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 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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The Beats Studio Pro headphones truly block out any distracting noises, allowing wearers to connect to in-flight entertainment comfortably and sleep without interruption.—
Kristy Alpert,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Feb. 2026
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Connecticut, while not seismically active, does have one area around the southeastern town of Moodus that gets tiny earthquakes (as well as noises that seem to accompany them).—
Jan Ellen Spiegel,
Hartford Courant,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Hurricanes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurricanes. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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