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
  • In Wednesday’s 10-5 defeat to New York, the Rockies set a new low with 11,155 fans in a game whose start time was pushed back and that followed a snowstorm earlier in the day.
    Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 7 May 2026
  • Erin Bird, marketing and communications director for Denver Botanic Gardens, talks about the efforts to save plants from this week's snowstorm ahead of the garden's annual plant sale.
    Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • Eight climbers died on Mount Everest when they were caught in a blizzard while descending from the summit.
    USA Today, USA Today, 6 May 2026
  • People wait in line for the opening of a NYC Trader Joe's grocery store on February 22, 2026 ahead of a blizzard.
    Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • In Colorado, with its extreme weather swings, aging homes, and rising insurance landscape, that advice carries extra weight.
    Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 9 May 2026
  • Other ramp closures projects were cancelled due to weekend weather.
    Irene Wright, USA Today, 9 May 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • For now, Buttigieg has chosen to wait out the tempests in Traverse City, the hometown of his husband, Chasten, a former schoolteacher.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The metro area and areas north of that line may only see general thunderstorm activity, the weather service said.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2026
  • Chance of lightning increases as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is overhead.
    STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 May 2026

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“Ice storm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ice%20storm. Accessed 14 May. 2026.

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