sandstorm

noun

Definition of sandstormnext
as in rainstorm

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Recent Examples of sandstorm Displaced families stand next to their tents at an unofficial camp erected along Beirut’s seafront area during a sandstorm. — Carla Sertin, Wired News, 8 Apr. 2026 Durabook has unveiled the Z14I-HG, a fully rugged mobile workstation packing 682 TOPS (trillion operations per second) of AI power inside a magnesium-alloy shell built to survive everything from minus 29 °C (-20 °F) frozen tundra to plus 63 °C (145 °F) desert heat and direct sandstorm exposure. — Omar Kardoudi march 31, New Atlas, 31 Mar. 2026 After a series of mishaps, including a sandstorm, mechanical problems and a helicopter collision, the operation was aborted. — Sheena Samu, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026 Earlier this month, at a drag strip in Abu Dhabi, a Chinese electric sedan faced one of Ferrari’s most extreme road cars under slippery conditions left behind by a desert sandstorm. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 13 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sandstorm
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandstorm
  1. rainstorm
  2. weather
  3. thunderstorm
  4. windstorm
  5. hailstorm
  6. cloudburst
  7. thundershower
  8. hurricane
Noun
  • The Buccaneers became the first team in 52 years to play a game without completing a pass — Mayfield was 0 for 3 in a driving rainstorm.
    — Rob Maaddi, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026
  • And if big rainstorms emerge during those events, the coastal flooding risk could be catastrophic.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of rainstorm
Noun
  • More people are killed and hospitalized during heat waves than any other extreme weather event, experts say.
    — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The front door is flanked by sidelights, has an arched transom window above it, and is recessed to offer weather protection.
    — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of weather
Noun
  • While the plane was near Florida’s Gulf Coast, less than 20 minutes before the crash, an air traffic controller warned that the turn they’d requested toward the Bahamas could take them into a thunderstorm.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Neither Monville nor Chapman could say whether the jet flew through an active thunderstorm prior to the aircraft's rapid descent and crash.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of thunderstorm
Noun
  • Large areas of the province were hit during the day by a windstorm with gusts up to 100 kph (62 mph).
    — Rob Gillies, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Large areas of the province were hit during the day by a windstorm with gusts up to 100 kilometres an hour.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of windstorm
Noun
  • But suddenly a hailstorm took away all the set, including our tripods, including everything.
    — William Earl, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026
  • From a plane flying at 6,000 feet, their photos can show cracks in roof tiles after a hailstorm.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of hailstorm
Noun
  • Another cloudburst is already forming somewhere over the horizon.
    — Ravi S. Bhalla, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Last year, cloudbursts, floods and landslides caused significant loss of life and property across India.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Definition of cloudburst
Noun
  • 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
  • Low pressure at both the upper level of the atmosphere and near the surface keep the chance of occasional showers (maybe a thundershower) and cooler temperatures around through Tuesday.
    — Molly Robey, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2022
Definition of thundershower
Noun
  • The next name on the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season list is Kyle.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Beyond the national political environment, the race has centered on issues including high prices and the cost of homeowners insurance, a particularly salient issue in a state with a history of being ravaged by hurricanes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of hurricane

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“Sandstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandstorm. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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