MONSOON Synonyms: 13 Similar and Opposite Words

monsoon

noun

Definition of monsoon

as in downpour

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Recent Examples of monsoon The ceremony came amid heavier-than-usual monsoon rainfall in the province, which is located on the island of Luzon. — Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026 Thanks to monsoon rains in late July and early August, there was plenty. — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 3 Sep. 2026 In this part of the world, a classic El Niño means warmer than usual air temperatures in the summer following its peak, as well as a drier monsoon season, Thirumalai says. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2026 The monsoon season can be a particularly dangerous time in mountain canyons in Utah and the Southwest. — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for monsoon

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Flash and river flooding are possible as showers and thunderstorms spread across the Kansas City area Tuesday, bringing heavy downpours at times, according to the National Weather Service.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
Earlier, in a downpour at daybreak, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and top military officials stood outside and watched as a giant American flag was unfurled on the building struck by one of those planes a quarter-century ago.

— Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of downpour

Noun

Young professionals send out thousands of applications with no luck, while hiring managers wade through a deluge of candidates for a single job posting.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
Following heavy rainfall, a deluge flooded the Uffizi Gallery and Palazzo Pitti, both in Florence, Italy, on Thursday, reported Euro News.

— Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

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Take Ludwig, 2018, the artist’s first CGI video, which for eight minutes stays fixed on a single CGI blond boy who rolls around in the dark hold of a ship amid a storm.

— Matthew McLean, Artforum, 22 Sep. 2026
Highs are expected in the upper 80s and the rain chances for the week through Sunday hover around the 80% range — especially Wednesday when the weather service puts storm chances at 88%.

— Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026

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