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Recent Examples of sandstorm
The film blends documentary and fiction to tell the dramatic and heartrending story of Mongolian herders Davaasuren Dagvasuren and Otgonzaya Dashzeveg’s difficult decision to leave their homelands after the arrival of a powerful and destructive sandstorm.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2025
In the Canary Islands off the coast of Africa, the famous skies were veiled by a freak sandstorm from the Sahara.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Sep. 2025
Haboob is an Arabic word for a violent dust storm or sandstorm.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 28 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
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2025
In the Canary Islands off the coast of Africa, the famous skies were veiled by a freak sandstorm from the Sahara.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Sep. 2025
Haboob is an Arabic word for a violent dust storm or sandstorm.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 28 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandstorm
Noun
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And when a big rainstorm hits, there are issues with flooding because the campsite is set in a bowl shape that pools water.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
2 May 2026
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Check during rainstorms to see if water penetrates through the foundation or pools from below.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
30 Apr. 2026
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In Colorado, with its extreme weather swings, aging homes, and rising insurance landscape, that advice carries extra weight.—
Sara B. Hansen,
Denver Post,
9 May 2026
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Other ramp closures projects were cancelled due to weekend weather.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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The metro area and areas north of that line may only see general thunderstorm activity, the weather service said.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 May 2026
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Chance of lightning increases as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is overhead.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 May 2026
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Bass accused Crowley of leadership failures during the January 2025 windstorm that led to the deadly Palisades Fire, and also accused of refusing to prepare an after-action report on the firefight.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
7 May 2026
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The 2023 jury found the Berkshire utility liable for negligently failing to shut down power lines during a powerful windstorm, contributing to four separate wildfires that caused significant property damage.—
Alex Crippen,
CNBC,
11 Apr. 2026
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Harford said hail that damages vehicles is certainly capable of damaging a roof, so homeowners who were hit by this week’s hailstorm might consider having their roofs inspected.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Apr. 2026
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In Wisconsin, for example, Nicole Maziasz filed a claim to repair her roof after a 2023 hailstorm.—
Michael Copley,
NPR,
28 Apr. 2026
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The storm, which hit the New York area in October, 2012, unlocked billions of dollars in resilience spending, with hurricanes, rather than heat waves or cloudbursts, as the focus.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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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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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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In highly populated areas, people tend to spot and call in fires pretty quickly, and the tech is not so useful when extreme weather events, such as hurricane-force winds, intensify and rapidly shift the flames, as happened in Los Angeles last year.—
Dorany Pineda,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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Some South Florida counties are at high risk for hurricanes this year, compared to the rest of Florida, according to a forecast by Colorado State University.—
Sarah Perkel,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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“Sandstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandstorm. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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