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Recent Examples of monsoon
Pakistan has experienced a series of deadly floods through the summer monsoon season, but a fresh deluge of heavy rain in early September intensified the humanitarian crisis.
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Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
But that's typical for a monsoon, very hit and miss.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Stormy monsoon conditions in the Southwest will likely alleviate the heat wave in the Southwest beginning on Monday.
—John Bacon, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
The heavier than usual monsoon season has also battered Mumbai, leaving swaths of the Indian megalopolis under water.
—Semafor Staff, semafor.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
But that's typical for a monsoon, very hit and miss.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Stormy monsoon conditions in the Southwest will likely alleviate the heat wave in the Southwest beginning on Monday.
—John Bacon, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
The heavier than usual monsoon season has also battered Mumbai, leaving swaths of the Indian megalopolis under water.
—Semafor Staff, semafor.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monsoon
Noun
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Take Canadian actor Adam DiMarco, who returned to the City of Lights to star in Ami‘s fall 2025 campaign after attending the French label’s June show, which was famously followed by a torrential downpour.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Slow-moving thunderstorms frequently unleash catastrophic downpours over the South Fork burn scar, a region still reeling from two fires that scorched over 15,000 acres and destroyed 1,400 structures.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The jobs data deluge wraps up Friday morning with the September nonfarm payrolls report.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
28 Sep. 2025
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Quench them with a copious deluge of water and stir to guarantee complete cooling.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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As the storm moves away, this likelihood decreases.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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The organization focuses on the big disasters that often grip the headlines, such as wildfires, floods, and hurricanes – but also offers information about preparing for winter storms, tsunamis, tornados, lightning, hail and extreme heat.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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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The Rockies’ epic drought ended with a cloudburst of terrific pitching by Tanner Gordon and one of the feel-good moments of the season coming from a most unlikely source.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Monsoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monsoon. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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