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
Drink specials include $6 Lagunitas, $10 hurricanes and $30 Surfside buckets.
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Samantha Nelson, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Many of his song lyrics criticize the ineffective response by the government in Puerto Rico to crises like the hurricanes that have pummeled the island and caused island-wide blackouts in recent years.
—Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 9 Feb. 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, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
She’s covered several hurricanes in South Florida, including 2022’s Hurricane Ian, which flooded her TV station.
—Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 1 Feb. 2026
At the same time, climate impacts are getting real—droughts are supercharging fire seasons; hotter seas are intensifying hurricanes.
—Christian Elliott, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2026
Eleven hurricanes and tropical storms have passed through Connecticut since the 1950s, with the six most recent taking place after 2011, according to FEMA.
—Maleena Muzio, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2026
Bomb cyclones aren't exactly the same as hurricanes.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
Steadham, the son of a Cuban immigrant, worked as a meteorologist for 35 years, with half of his career spent in South Florida forecasting hurricanes and severe thunderstorms for NBC 6 in Miami, according to his biography and LinkedIn.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 28 Jan. 2026
Samantha Nelson, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Many of his song lyrics criticize the ineffective response by the government in Puerto Rico to crises like the hurricanes that have pummeled the island and caused island-wide blackouts in recent years.
—Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 9 Feb. 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, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
She’s covered several hurricanes in South Florida, including 2022’s Hurricane Ian, which flooded her TV station.
—Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 1 Feb. 2026
At the same time, climate impacts are getting real—droughts are supercharging fire seasons; hotter seas are intensifying hurricanes.
—Christian Elliott, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2026
Eleven hurricanes and tropical storms have passed through Connecticut since the 1950s, with the six most recent taking place after 2011, according to FEMA.
—Maleena Muzio, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2026
Bomb cyclones aren't exactly the same as hurricanes.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
Steadham, the son of a Cuban immigrant, worked as a meteorologist for 35 years, with half of his career spent in South Florida forecasting hurricanes and severe thunderstorms for NBC 6 in Miami, according to his biography and LinkedIn.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurricanes
Noun
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Mexico expects millions of international visitors during the World Cup, raising concerns around crowd control, unauthorized drone activity, and rapid response to disturbances.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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They’ve been known to cause electromagnetic disturbances on the earth, such as with radio and satellite communications and power line transmissions.—
Mary Wasson,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In 2020 and 2021, storms hit the Powers’ Yukon home.—
J.C. Hallman,
Oklahoman,
10 Feb. 2026
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With these statistical corrections, researchers can more accurately predict how energy behaves in chaotic environments, such as during the formation of severe storms.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
10 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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But even those noises faded into nothing once the wooden shutters were closed at turndown, and the soft whir of the air conditioning took over.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Feb. 2026
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The noises also changed each night, meaning participants consistently slept under different conditions.—
Kaan Ozcan,
NBC news,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Hurricanes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurricanes. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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