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Recent Examples of Synonyms for northers
Noun
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Strong southwest winds and dry conditions are expected to contribute to blowing dust in agricultural areas south of Chicago.—
Audrey Pachuta,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026 -
In highly populated areas, people tend to spot and call in fires pretty quickly, and the tech is not so useful when extreme weather events, such as hurricane-force winds, intensify and rapidly shift the flames, as happened in Los Angeles last year.—
Dorany Pineda,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
Noun
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The weather in Wales was terrible, with snow and freezing temperatures and Arctic gales.—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Out in the ferocious gales of the North Sea, on the overcrowded routes of the Irish Sea and the English Channel, and off to the islands’ west, the wide Atlantic herself.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The Russian military appears to be losing some ground in Ukraine, contrary to claims by Moscow’s top brass; Ukrainian strikes are delivering damaging blows to vital Russian oil and gas infrastructure; and drone strikes by Kyiv have disrupted life in the Russian capital before.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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And Minnesota didn’t absorb or respond to the blows.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But even this state-of-the-art model couldn’t directly account for the subtle cumulative effects of clouds, which can span just meters and be shaped by even tinier zephyrs of air.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Amid economic headwinds and the fragmenting of audiences with the ongoing evolution of the internet, there have also been recently been concerns regarding censorship within the traditional late-night context, with Jimmy Kimmel Live!—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2026
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Ramaswamy faces growing headwinds within a GOP base disgruntled over the rising cost of living, the disjointed release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, the burgeoning demands of data centers and the war with Iran.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Check back on Deadline for Hawley’s postmortem interview, which will run immediately after the episode airs on the East Coast.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
3 May 2026
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Where to Watch Kentucky Derby 2026 The horse racing event (and pre-race coverage) airs on NBC, which can be streamed live via DirecTV (with a five-day free trial), Sling or Hulu + Live TV.—
Erin Lassner,
HollywoodReporter,
2 May 2026
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“Northers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/northers. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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