NORTHEASTER Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

northeaster

noun

Definition of northeaster

as in gale

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Recent Examples of northeaster The ocean keeps coming because of climate change, sea level rise, nor'easters, hurricanes, et cetera. — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 8 July 2023 That morning, around 6, authorities found O'Keefe on the ground outside the Canton home just before a nor'easter struck the town with 21 inches of snow. — Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 26 May 2023 Last month, much of upstate New York and New Hampshire received heavy snow, with more than 2 feet of snow falling in several regions along the East Coast because of a nor'easter in March. — Teddy Grant, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2023 The storm could bring the highest snowfall totals of the season to Boston as well as other parts of coastal Massachusetts, potentially causing power outages in the area come Tuesday when the nor'easter is at its peak, CBS Boston reported. — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2023 Snowfall is expected in Connecticut during the approaching nor'easter. — Lauren Booker, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Mar. 2023

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Noun

New York’s summer weather has been a trial and a tribulation, intense heat — temperatures reached over 100 degrees in Central Park on the hottest day in July — alternating with gales and floods.

— Matthew Schneier, Curbed, 27 Aug. 2026
Just over two weeks later, a storm with gale-force winds struck, and Halliburton, his partner Paul Mooney, and roughly 12 crewmen disappeared without a trace.

— Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of gale

Noun

The decline of the wholesale channel overall has been a blow to the industry’s morale and its balance sheets and forced many brands to put a greater emphasis on direct-to-consumer sales.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2026
Strength among women helped Friday’s overall nonfarm payrolls figure blow past expectations for August.

— Alex Harring,Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of blow

Noun

Wendling, the most north-westerly site of all and barely in the valley, turns the same cool end darker, toward plum, blackberry and savoury earth.

— Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
First, through a combination of weaker trade winds and westerlies over the tropical Atlantic, La Niña tends to create a more placid atmosphere.

— Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 20 May 2024

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