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
Scotch bonnets are a temperamental crop; the most recent harvest was devastated by hurricanes in Jamaica — a key producer — as well as disease and pests.
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Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 2 June 2026
Mother Nature conjured up five hurricanes last year, with four reaching major hurricane status on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.
—Meredith Garofalo, Space.com, 1 June 2026
While global average sea surface temperature is flirting with record highs, sea surface temperatures are near normal in the main region of the Atlantic where hurricanes develop, according to the Climate Reanalyzer at the University of Maine's Climate Change Institute.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 1 June 2026
That preparation becomes especially important during hurricanes, when tornadoes can form with little warning.
—Dave Warren, CBS News, 1 June 2026
Last year, there were five hurricanes in the Atlantic, which was lower than the six to 10 NOAA had projected.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 1 June 2026
The article noted that Black residents in that region are nearly twice as likely to be affected by hurricanes as other residents in the same area, citing McKinsey.
—Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
The city is almost entirely surrounded by wetlands, which act as a buffer against hurricanes and storm surges.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 25 May 2026
The Second World War is to the History Channel what hurricanes are to the Weather Channel and sharks are to Discovery.
—Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 25 May 2026
Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 2 June 2026
Mother Nature conjured up five hurricanes last year, with four reaching major hurricane status on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.
—Meredith Garofalo, Space.com, 1 June 2026
While global average sea surface temperature is flirting with record highs, sea surface temperatures are near normal in the main region of the Atlantic where hurricanes develop, according to the Climate Reanalyzer at the University of Maine's Climate Change Institute.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 1 June 2026
That preparation becomes especially important during hurricanes, when tornadoes can form with little warning.
—Dave Warren, CBS News, 1 June 2026
Last year, there were five hurricanes in the Atlantic, which was lower than the six to 10 NOAA had projected.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 1 June 2026
The article noted that Black residents in that region are nearly twice as likely to be affected by hurricanes as other residents in the same area, citing McKinsey.
—Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
The city is almost entirely surrounded by wetlands, which act as a buffer against hurricanes and storm surges.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 25 May 2026
The Second World War is to the History Channel what hurricanes are to the Weather Channel and sharks are to Discovery.
—Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 25 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurricanes
Noun
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Folks who live close to data centers have reported headaches, vertigo, nausea, sleep disturbances, ear pain and hypertension, the institute website says.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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The police deployed extra officers and resources as several disturbances broke out across the area and officers detained several people after the shooting, though others fled the scene, according to Walek.—
Eric Mack,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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December to March is technically rainy season but storms typically happen once per day.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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Rainfall totals in the Kansas City area The storms packed a powerful punch, producing frequent lighting and thunder, prompting a tornado warning for parts of Clay and Jackson counties, and drenching some parts of the metro.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Refrigerated pie crust helps this pie come together with just a few stirs of the whisk.—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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Even within the walls of the apartment, there was the hum of the refrigerator, the soft ticking of a radio alarm clock and the clock in the VCR, the submarine tlack of the cassette reversing in the answering machine, and other little noises.—
Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
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Unpredictable hours, loud noises, finicky clients, wrenches, needles.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Hurricanes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurricanes. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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