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Recent Examples of monsoon
Several cheetahs went into septic shock and died during a monsoon.
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Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 15 Apr. 2026
Stearns expects an expansion of drought conditions in the West, adding that a possible above-average monsoon season in the Southwest could complicate the fire outlook.
—CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
If possible, avoid planning your trip for July, as the monsoon season is known to bring flash floods to the desert.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2026
However, the long-term outlook remains uncertain, with the strength of the upcoming monsoon season and the potential development of El Niño and other influential factors.
—Daniel Manzo, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
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Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 15 Apr. 2026
Stearns expects an expansion of drought conditions in the West, adding that a possible above-average monsoon season in the Southwest could complicate the fire outlook.
—CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
If possible, avoid planning your trip for July, as the monsoon season is known to bring flash floods to the desert.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2026
However, the long-term outlook remains uncertain, with the strength of the upcoming monsoon season and the potential development of El Niño and other influential factors.
—Daniel Manzo, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monsoon
Noun
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Hansard recalls that five or six songs into his set, a torrential downpour began.—
Charles Moss,
SPIN,
20 Apr. 2026
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Best Time to Drive Since Humboldt-Redwoods State Park lies within the Pacific temperate rainforest zone, the occasional downpour, shower, or heavy mist comes with the territory.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Abrecht said that some ways, the organizations running the alliance were in a strong position to face the deluge of arrests that came from Midway Blitz.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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Another entry in our recent deluge of ironic gorefests, Over Your Dead Body doesn’t really give us anything new, although for its first half at least, the picture gets by on some verve and a modicum of intelligence.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Apr. 2026
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Some storms could produce hail larger than 3 inches in diameter, especially with stronger rotating cells.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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 30 Apr. 2026.
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