rainy day

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rainy day
Noun
  • What began as an emergency measure in rare cases has become a standard investigative tool used thousands of times each year.
    Lars Daniel, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
  • Fort Lauderdale officials have not yet decided how to spend the money, although $4.8 million might go toward creating the city’s own emergency reserve in case the Federal Emergency Management Agency goes away.
    Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2025
Noun
  • In Five Minutes Sleep deprivation affects millions of Americans, with approximately 70 million people suffering from chronic sleep problems according to health authorities.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
  • Without this phase of sleep, horses can suffer from REM deprivation, leading to drowsiness and even collapse.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • The judges repeatedly stressed an 1827 Supreme Court decision, Martin v. Mott, that gives the president exclusive authority to decide whether an exigency justifying the use of military power has arisen.
    Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 17 June 2025
  • That note of concern has resonated ever more loudly as observers deepened their exploration of adaptive design, made in conditions of actual exigency.
    Glenn Adamson, Artforum, 1 June 2025
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“Rainy day.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rainy%20day. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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