as in downpour
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Recent Examples of monsoon
The onset of the southwest monsoon in Mumbai on May 26 is the earliest advancement over the city since 1950, Nair said.
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Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
Arizona and New Mexico are often saved by their summer monsoon season, which starts in late June and July.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 May 2025
The pink and white blossoms of spring, the green of summer monsoons, the orange and yellow and red of fall, and the mountains always waiting in bridal white.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
His own work on the monsoons decades later in the 1980s would establish his reputation as a reportage photographer.
—Gemma A. Williams, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
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Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
Arizona and New Mexico are often saved by their summer monsoon season, which starts in late June and July.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 May 2025
The pink and white blossoms of spring, the green of summer monsoons, the orange and yellow and red of fall, and the mountains always waiting in bridal white.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
His own work on the monsoons decades later in the 1980s would establish his reputation as a reportage photographer.
—Gemma A. Williams, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monsoon
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The walkways protect pedestrians from harmful UV rays, keep people cooler in the hot Singapore climate and provide shelter from the tropical downpours so that people can keep walking, no matter the weather conditions.—
Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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The downpour of rain began on Thursday, June 12, resulting in floods that persisted across the seventh-largest city in the U.S. On Friday, June 13, officials confirmed the death toll rose to 11 people.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
14 June 2025
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Luna said the alleged doxxing led to a deluge of harassing messages.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
11 June 2025
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Antetokounmpo could be the domino that triggers a deluge of offseason activity either way.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Severe storms in the US this spring caused millions of dollars in damages to crops.—
Umair Irfan,
Wired News,
28 June 2025
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Without the Defense Department data, there will be bigger gaps in time when forecasters will not know the current conditions inside a storm.—
Rebecca Hersher,
NPR,
28 June 2025
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But none of that potential bad news, or a spring cloudburst, could dampen the recent celebration of the park’s 50th birthday held at a Minneapolis brewery by the Voyageurs Conservancy – which was founded a decade before the park opened, and works to connect more people to Voyageurs.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2025
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The Yankees scored twice before the cloudburst to stake a 4-2 lead.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
25 May 2025
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“Monsoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monsoon. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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