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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
Noun
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Recent rainstorms across California are also contributing to a surge in termite sightings.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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Then, for those seeds to grow, rainstorms need to occur at an even interval between winter and spring.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area plans to shut down its winter operations several weeks earlier than usual as temperatures in the Boise area climb around 20 degrees above average next week, adding to a challenging season marked by warm weather and little snow.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
14 Mar. 2026
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Pleasant spring weather should grace North Texas on Friday, with clear skies and balmy temperatures.—
Julia James,
Dallas Morning News,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles from the parent thunderstorm.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Mar. 2026
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Chance of lightning increases as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is overhead.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
7 Mar. 2026
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Strong winds can make travel difficult, the advisory warned, urging residents to take extra caution, including watching for falling debris and trees and, in high-wind warning zones, remaining in the lower levels of their home during a windstorm and avoiding windows.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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PacifiCorp has now been ordered by juries to pay over $1 billion in damages to members of the class following a 2023 trial in which it was found liable for negligently failing to cut power during a windstorm despite warnings from top fire officials.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Central Texas hailstorm brings baseball-sized hail Supercell thunderstorms frequently cause severe hailstorms that produce large, damaging hail due to their powerful, rotating updrafts.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Mar. 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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Higher temperatures allow the air to hold more moisture, and extreme rainfall events called cloudbursts are occurring more frequently.—
Elizabeth Anne Brown,
Scientific American,
20 Jan. 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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Coastal communities are already seeing the impacts during storms and hurricanes, where higher sea levels mean more water is surging onto land.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
9 Mar. 2026
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But the reserve remains and has been tapped for various reasons over time, from offsetting the impact of hurricanes and ship-channel closings to raising money for deficit reduction.—
Wyatte Grantham-Philips,
Fortune,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Sandstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandstorm. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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