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Recent Examples of sandstorm
Set in 1983, the series follows the sub-orbital space vehicle the Spindrift, whose crew was shrunk after getting caught up in a sandstorm.
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2025
In it, a family shield their faces, and each other, from a sandstorm, huddled in a tight mass of interlocking bodies.
—Aruna D’souza, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
The mission was aborted when three of eight helicopters deployed were disabled, in part because of a sandstorm.
—Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2024
The kingdom’s technical hurdles to solar—such as frequent sandstorms and the need for desalinated water—may be a blessing in disguise in terms of innovation.
—Sagatom Saha, Foreign Affairs, 6 June 2017
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2025
In it, a family shield their faces, and each other, from a sandstorm, huddled in a tight mass of interlocking bodies.
—Aruna D’souza, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
The mission was aborted when three of eight helicopters deployed were disabled, in part because of a sandstorm.
—Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2024
The kingdom’s technical hurdles to solar—such as frequent sandstorms and the need for desalinated water—may be a blessing in disguise in terms of innovation.
—Sagatom Saha, Foreign Affairs, 6 June 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandstorm
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Although operations stopped earlier this month, hauling is likely to resume after future rainstorms, the county said.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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These hold up through rainstorms, cobblestone streets, and sandy and rocky beaches without losing their shape or looking worn down.—
Samantha Leal,
StyleCaster,
25 Apr. 2025
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Small amounts of antimatter are also produced by lightning during a thunderstorm but they are almost instantly annihilated by matter, Vaudo notes.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Severe thunderstorms are capable of producing tornadoes, though not always.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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Forecasters said the combination of drought stress and windy weather significantly heightens the risk of new outbreaks in parts of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, PennLive reported.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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The federal agency’s weather prediction and air and ocean monitoring impact nearly every industry and provide critical severe weather tracking, including through the National Weather Service.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2025
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The lawsuit alleges the utility failed to temporarily shut down power lines in Eaton Canyon despite ample warnings of a strong windstorm from the National Weather Service amid abundant dry vegetation near its power lines.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2025
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This is like tossing sparks on dry grass in the middle of a windstorm.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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Although the cause of the crash is unknown at this time, reports circulated of severe hailstorms in Fremont in the 24 hours prior.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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On a Monday afternoon last spring, a highly localized hailstorm with golf-ball sized ice chunks struck Will’s farm.—
U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro,
Hartford Courant,
14 Jan. 2025
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And with rising temperatures come rising risks: stronger hurricanes in the Atlantic, more severe cloudbursts in storms across North America, increasing drought in the Great Plains, larger wildfires in the West.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2024
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And with the climate’s rising temperature comes rising risks: stronger hurricanes in the Atlantic, more severe cloudbursts in storms across the continent, increasing drought on the Great Plains, larger wildfires in the West.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2024
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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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Not your generic, garden-variety thundershower.—
Paul Douglas,
Star Tribune,
29 Apr. 2021
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Does that mean tropical storms and hurricanes are also on the way?—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2025
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Have older trees checked prior to hurricane season. 36.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Sandstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandstorm. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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