NORTHWESTERS Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

northwesters

noun

plural of northwester

as in northeasters

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Holloway, even a Holloway who is nearing the end of his career with a somewhat suspect chin and ability to absorb heavy blows, wins this fight more times than not.

— Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Rolling with the punches, though, is harder when the blows keep landing on the starting rotation.

— Jesús Cano, New York Times, 7 July 2026

Definition of blows

Noun

Residents can expect winds to be southwest 15 to 25 mph with peak gusts of 30 to 35 mph.

— CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026
At the time, fire danger was so high that the region — enduring Santa Ana winds and bone-dry conditions — was under a red-flag warning.

— Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026

Definition of winds

Noun

The weather in Wales was terrible, with snow and freezing temperatures and Arctic gales.

— Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
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

Definition of gales

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Evans notes that in many BIPOC communities, the deepest cultural work happens after the content airs, in the conversation, the remixing, the reinterpretation that current tools don't track.

— Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
The episode airs July 7 on Investigation Discovery and will also stream on HBO Max.

— Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

Definition of airs

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The zoo is facing headwinds as membership has declined precipitously and facilities have deteriorated, according to an Los Angeles County civil grand jury report.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
Musk’s rocket company has been caught up in major headwinds for the Nasdaq as a whole.

— Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 8 July 2026

Definition of headwinds

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