ice storm

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Recent Examples of ice storm An ice storm warning is also in effect for the northeast Lower Peninsula for hazardous ice accumulations. Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 11 Mar. 2026 The Mavericks already had a game rescheduled earlier this season because of an ice storm and faces a crowded calendar moving forward, including a March 31 trip to Milwaukee. C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026 Scibelli says independent venues will continue to suffer without systemic industry change, which the recent ice storm only compounded. Margaret Littman, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2026 The first was late January’s destructive snow and ice storm that tracked across the South and then up along the East Coast. Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ice storm
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ice storm
Noun
  • During a 1986 return trip from India, John Paul’s plane was forced to land in Naples because of a snowstorm in Rome.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 June 2026
  • He was found injured in front of a Canton home in early hours January 29, 2022 during a snowstorm and was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
    Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 8 June 2026
Noun
  • As Bloomberg recently reported, brides are buying $14 spells from witches on Etsy to ensure that their $100,000 weddings are not marred by blizzards or downpours.
    Maureen Dowd, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
  • On a day when the Northeast and Midwest were buried by a blizzard, CBS aired the first live, flag-to-flag coverage of a 500-mile NASCAR race — the Daytona 500.
    Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2026
Noun
  • The alert also cited jet ski accidents involving American citizens, including a rider killed in a boat collision and cases of operators ignoring warnings of dangerous weather.
    Robert Abitbol, USA Today, 20 June 2026
  • Drive at a reduced speed during wet weather.
    STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 June 2026
Noun
  • SpaceX, privately held, was insulated from that PR tempest.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 12 June 2026
  • One version of the nation’s history anchors itself in the efforts to navigate those tempests, to better the imperfect tools bequeathed to us by imperfect men.
    Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Noun
  • Forecasters warned that a thunderstorm could bring wind gusts of between 40 and 50 mph, National Weather Service Senior Meteorologist Chuck Caracozza said.
    Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 21 June 2026
  • The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.
    KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT, Kansas City Star, 21 June 2026

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“Ice storm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ice%20storm. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.

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