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Recent Examples of monsoon
The design of the home features open walls that allow for natural ventilation, while raised flooring keeps the interior dry during heavy monsoon rains.
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New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2025
Flash flood danger is real here—check weather conditions obsessively and never enter during monsoon season (from July to September).
—Jacqueline Kehoe, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
In India, the monsoon has been heavier than usual and has generated some concern over quality and yield.
—Sj Guest Editorial, Sourcing Journal, 14 Oct. 2025
Supercells aren't common in central Arizona, where strong wind shear rarely develops, especially during the summer monsoon.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2025
Flash flood danger is real here—check weather conditions obsessively and never enter during monsoon season (from July to September).
—Jacqueline Kehoe, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
In India, the monsoon has been heavier than usual and has generated some concern over quality and yield.
—Sj Guest Editorial, Sourcing Journal, 14 Oct. 2025
Supercells aren't common in central Arizona, where strong wind shear rarely develops, especially during the summer monsoon.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monsoon
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In addition to transit delays and cancellations brought on by the torrential downpour, two people were also found dead in their basements, per the New York Times and ABC News, citing the New York Police Department.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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Torrential downpours and forceful winds have already unleashed widespread destruction along the storm’s path in Jamaica, Cuba and the Bahamas.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Jean Bertrand Subrème, the mayor of Petit-Goâve, told the Associated Press that dozens of homes collapsed in the deluge.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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Hurricane Melissa’s devastation is the awful alchemy created by the unique combination of unstoppable gusts, seawater that is forced inland and deluge that pours out of the sky, all interacting with the landscape and human lives the storm found in its path.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
29 Oct. 2025
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Chance of lightning increases as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is overhead.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Nov. 2025
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Rising sea levels and relentless storms are erasing land faster than locals – or officials – can respond.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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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 10 Nov. 2025.
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