rainsquall

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Recent Examples of rainsquall The night brought rain squalls and heavy seas, but Sunday dawned fair. Donald Millus, Outdoor Life, 3 July 2025 Tiny clouds on the distant skyline can slowly grow into towering thunderheads, or a rain squall moving in from the coast directed by the whim of the wind. Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2023 On one repost of the feed to its Twitter account, viewers can see the rocket disappear from view as rain squall from the hurricane moves across the space center. Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rainsquall
Noun
  • Due to the snowy, windy weather, the hikers were rescued in various conditions, with symptoms ranging from exhaustion to hypothermia.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
  • And, the removable midsole is specially designed for women’s feet to provide all-day comfort, which is even more beneficial in temperamental weather.
    Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • How is the ice storm impacting hunters?
    Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The online mapping application identifies communities most at risk to 18 natural hazards, including coastal flooding, cold waves, hurricanes, ice storms and wildfires.
    Edward Segal, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
Noun
  • The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • At night, rain and possibly a thunderstorm.
    Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Most of the storm’s rainstorms and strong winds are clustered to the right side.
    Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Is there anything more homey than listening to the symphony of a rainstorm, snuggling by a crackling fire, and holding a steaming cup of hot cocoa?
    Christina Fang, Travel + Leisure, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This year, workers will also need to assemble new 15-foot-strands of lights because many were broken during the windstorm that fueled the Eaton fire, Wardlaw said.
    Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Indiana's own fall colors might arrive earlier because of potentially cold October temperatures and a stray windstorm or two from the Gulf.
    John Tufts, IndyStar, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The poster, 34-year-old Ellen, told that her kitten's name is Earl Grey, and he was found outside in a snowstorm in January with his brother Tommy.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • When a shocking revelation leaves her stranded in a snowstorm, Joy finds unexpected solace in Ridge (Tosin Morohunfola).
    Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • As Morgenthau tells it, Fishkill Farms began allowing customers to pick their own fruit after a major hailstorm damaged their crop in the 1980s.
    Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2025
  • After a late-summer hailstorm caused millions of dollars in damage to a Colorado Springs neighborhood, residents expected to face some repair costs – but not the nearly $21,000 bill sent to each family by their homeowner’s association.
    Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The whole experience tasted of the sea and the end of summer, punctuated by soft little cloudbursts on the palate.
    The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The Rockies’ epic drought ended with a cloudburst of terrific pitching by Tanner Gordon and one of the feel-good moments of the season coming from a most unlikely source.
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025

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“Rainsquall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rainsquall. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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