NORTHWESTERS Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

northwesters

noun

plural of northwester

as in northeasters

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Noun

And the former running back, who may be suffering from too many blows to the head, shot back that none of those players were drafted by the Steelers.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2026
And in a single season, a high school or college football player absorbs an estimated 600 to 1,000 subconcussive blows.

— Alexandra Pattillo, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of blows

Noun

Expect to feel the winds shifting in Northern California Friday, and Saturday for Southern California, as cooler air finally sweeps in.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Sunny skies and light winds, which will shift from variable to east and then southeast, will help temperatures climb to around 75 degrees Monday afternoon.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of winds

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
Our arrival in the Madawaska River country of eastern Ontario, near Combermere, was noteworthy only for the snow flurries and marrow-chilling gales that howled down from Hudson Bay to greet us.

— HARRY H. EDEL, Outdoor Life, 19 Aug. 2026

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Shares are down about 45% year to date as the footwear firm has struggled to turn around its struggling business, partially due to a lack of innovation in its footwear business and macroeconomic headwinds, among other factors.

— Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Despite these headwinds, the labor market has proven sturdy so far this year.

— Max Zahn, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of headwinds

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