Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for northwester
Noun
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The decline threatens to push record beef prices even higher, with tariffs limiting importers’ ability to soften the blow.—
Boston Herald Wire Services,
Boston Herald,
13 Aug. 2025 -
The Postal Savings Bank, established in 1911, softened the blow of the Great Depression for millions, before being killed by the big banks in 1967.—
Mark Dimondstein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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In fact, on one May day in 1880, a sudden gale rose up in nearby Cape Disappointment, and within one hour, 200 fishermen drowned, according to maritime historian James A. Gibbs in Pacific Graveyard.—
Teresa Nowakowski,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 Jan. 2025
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Sunday’s gale warning is in effect until Sunday evening, according to the National Weather Service.—
Matt Hubbard,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The ocean keeps coming because of climate change, sea level rise, nor'easters, hurricanes, et cetera.—
Taylor Wilson,
USA TODAY,
8 July 2023
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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
Noun
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The iron girders of a water tower were reeds bending in the wind.—
Charles Pellegrino,
Rolling Stone,
6 Aug. 2025
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Yet, when Trump issued an executive order declaring an energy emergency, wind and solar were notably excluded as potential solutions.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Northwester.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/northwester. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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