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Recent Examples of sandstorm
Haboob is an Arabic word for a violent dust storm or sandstorm.
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Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Sand Vision is made to give the driver better visibility during a sandstorm.
—New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2025
Blending documentary and fiction, the film tells the story of Mongolian herders Davaasuren Dagvasuren and Otgonzaya Dashzeveg who make the difficult decision to leave their homelands after the arrival of a powerful and destructive sandstorm, a situation made worse by the climate crisis.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
And bring a lightweight shawl for protection from the sun as well as the occasional sandstorm.
—Hanya Yanagihara, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Aug. 2016
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Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Sand Vision is made to give the driver better visibility during a sandstorm.
—New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2025
Blending documentary and fiction, the film tells the story of Mongolian herders Davaasuren Dagvasuren and Otgonzaya Dashzeveg who make the difficult decision to leave their homelands after the arrival of a powerful and destructive sandstorm, a situation made worse by the climate crisis.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
And bring a lightweight shawl for protection from the sun as well as the occasional sandstorm.
—Hanya Yanagihara, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Aug. 2016
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandstorm
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As heavy rainstorms drenched areas near Indianapolis, residents in parts of southeastern Marion County reported pea-sized hail.—
Carol Kugler,
IndyStar,
20 Feb. 2026
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The incident followed a strong rainstorm event that pummeled the state earlier this week.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2026
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The Sheriff’s Office said the proclamation helps get additional resources to clear storm damage ahead of next week’s weather.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
Updated February 20,
Sacbee.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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While some are more suited for warmer months and provide cooling relief, others are better for cold weather.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
20 Feb. 2026
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Feb. 2026
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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,
19 Feb. 2026
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In December, while refining his routine for his first Olympic Games, in Milan, the 21-year-old figure skater landed seven quadruple jumps in competition, spinning like a weather vane in a windstorm.—
Stephanie Bai,
The Atlantic,
8 Feb. 2026
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Her management team cooked up a story about her getting hit by a car door in a windstorm.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
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The creation became the center of a Hollywood hailstorm in late 2025 after Van der Velden suggested on a panel in Zurich that she was set to sign with an agency.—
Eline Van der Velden,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2026
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This is why severe hailstorms are more likely to happen in the spring or summer, when there’s extra energy in the air.—
Chris Baraniuk,
Wired News,
10 Dec. 2025
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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
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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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In a sudden forecast turnabout, metro Detroit went from April thundershowers and tornado warnings one day to a warm, sunny day the next, with temperatures in the upcoming week expected to reach the 70s.—
Frank Witsil,
Detroit Free Press,
6 Apr. 2023
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Speaking under dark clouds minutes after a thundershower drenched onlookers, Ms. Truss leaned on the weather as a metaphor for the economic challenges facing Britain.—
Stephen Castle,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2022
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Power restoration will take days following the hurricane-force wicked winds and heavy wet snow, officials warn.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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Though both storms are similar — with a major storm system lingering over the region for over a day and whipping the region with merciless hurricane-level winds, driving inch after inch of wet snow — what made the 1978 storm so devastating was the apparent suddenness of its arrival.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Sandstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandstorm. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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