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
Since 2000, 11 major hurricanes — Category 3 and above — have crossed over Cuba, according to the New York Times.
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David Goodhue
march 16, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
But now, hurricanes and global pandemics be damned, Little Dix Bay is back and better than ever.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
During summer, El Niños tend to ramp up high-altitude wind shear over the Atlantic, knocking potential hurricanes off kilter.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026
That doesn't include any hurricanes that narrowly missed the island, or any tropical storms that moved near or over it.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
She's also covered the cartel wars along the TX-MX border, Congress in Mexico City, 3 presidential races, and 6 hurricanes.
—Karen Brooks Harper
austin Bureau, Dallas Morning News, 16 Mar. 2026
Experts say California could prove a testing ground for a carrot-and-stick approach to preventing the collapse of insurance markets as growing wildfires, hurricanes and other climate disasters shake up the industry in other states.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
Wind shear, which occurs when winds blow at different speeds and/or directions with height, acts as an impediment to fledgling tropical storms and hurricanes.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026
There is also relatively low exposure to natural disasters, a distinction from areas like Houston hit by hurricanes and the Panhandle hit by wildfires.
—Kelsey Brown, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Mar. 2026
David Goodhue
march 16, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
But now, hurricanes and global pandemics be damned, Little Dix Bay is back and better than ever.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
During summer, El Niños tend to ramp up high-altitude wind shear over the Atlantic, knocking potential hurricanes off kilter.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026
That doesn't include any hurricanes that narrowly missed the island, or any tropical storms that moved near or over it.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
She's also covered the cartel wars along the TX-MX border, Congress in Mexico City, 3 presidential races, and 6 hurricanes.
—Karen Brooks Harper
austin Bureau, Dallas Morning News, 16 Mar. 2026
Experts say California could prove a testing ground for a carrot-and-stick approach to preventing the collapse of insurance markets as growing wildfires, hurricanes and other climate disasters shake up the industry in other states.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
Wind shear, which occurs when winds blow at different speeds and/or directions with height, acts as an impediment to fledgling tropical storms and hurricanes.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026
There is also relatively low exposure to natural disasters, a distinction from areas like Houston hit by hurricanes and the Panhandle hit by wildfires.
—Kelsey Brown, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurricanes
Noun
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Several businesses at the shopping center closed early because of the disturbances, police said.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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As the company seeks to double the annual number of launches from Vandenburg Space Force Base -- from around 50 to 100 — the California Coastal Commission has raised concerns about the effects on wildlife, and residents have noted disturbances from sonic booms.—
Terry Castleman,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 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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The most powerful storms tend to come in the later part of the season.—
David Goodhue
March 16,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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The disruptions follow a chaotic Monday for air travel, triggered by powerful storms that dumped snow by the foot in the Midwest and swept through the eastern half of the country, leading to thousands of cancellations at major hubs, including in New York, Chicago and Atlanta.—
Emilie Megnien,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 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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Cosmofonia explores the inaudible sounds and voices, including infrasonic vibrations, seismic noises, codes between different species, and acoustic traces of ecological collapse and survival.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Mar. 2026
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And while humans can often discern animal distress calls or differentiate dog barks, many animal noises may seem inconsequential to the untrained human ear.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Hurricanes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurricanes. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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