as in downpour
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Recent Examples of monsoon
In the Southwest, meanwhile, El Niño can diminish the early summer monsoon season but bring unusually wet weather in the winter.
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Evan Bush, NBC news, 1 June 2026
Outside, Kathmandu shifts with the monsoon.
—Vogue, 1 June 2026
Meteorologists also said monsoon moisture from the desert could bring additional thunderstorms later this summer.
—Sacbee.com, 28 May 2026
The 1877 Super El Nino, the strongest since records began, caused widespread droughts and monsoon failures in India and China.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 28 May 2026
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Evan Bush, NBC news, 1 June 2026
Outside, Kathmandu shifts with the monsoon.
—Vogue, 1 June 2026
Meteorologists also said monsoon moisture from the desert could bring additional thunderstorms later this summer.
—Sacbee.com, 28 May 2026
The 1877 Super El Nino, the strongest since records began, caused widespread droughts and monsoon failures in India and China.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monsoon
Noun
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This involves draining more floodwater and blocking its source, along with building more water retention ponds to shield the cave system from the full impact of recent downpours.—
Kocha Olarn,
CNN Money,
31 May 2026
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The flooding followed intense overnight downpours.—
Joe Marusak
May 30,
Charlotte Observer,
30 May 2026
Noun
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Westmoreland credited a deluge of emails from residents with the resolution’s introduction.—
Zachary Hansen,
AJC.com,
2 June 2026
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Once Platner is locked in as their nominee, however, everyone in the party predicts a deluge of negative ads from Republicans.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
1 June 2026
Noun
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December to March is technically rainy season but storms typically happen once per day.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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Variety spoke with Hollywood producers, filmmakers, distributors and YouTube executives about this sea change and the young rebels taking Hollywood by storm.—
Marlow Stern,
Variety,
2 June 2026
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The storm, which hit the New York area in October, 2012, unlocked billions of dollars in resilience spending, with hurricanes, rather than heat waves or cloudbursts, as the focus.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The whole experience tasted of the sea and the end of summer, punctuated by soft little cloudbursts on the palate.—
The Bon Appétit Staff,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Monsoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monsoon. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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