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Recent Examples of sandstorm
The last five years have been an Arrakis-level sandstorm — Covid, strikes, AI, the slow collapse of legacy film and TV.
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Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 16 June 2025
Destroying forests creates deserts, sandstorms, dry riverbeds and arid croplands.
—Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
This rotation features players who largely weren’t anyone’s first choice, at one point or another, before coalescing into a sandstorm.
—Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Over millions of years, rain, flash floods, sandstorms and earthquakes have scoured and wrinkled the soft sandstone into the maze-like badlands.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
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Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 16 June 2025
Destroying forests creates deserts, sandstorms, dry riverbeds and arid croplands.
—Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
This rotation features players who largely weren’t anyone’s first choice, at one point or another, before coalescing into a sandstorm.
—Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Over millions of years, rain, flash floods, sandstorms and earthquakes have scoured and wrinkled the soft sandstone into the maze-like badlands.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandstorm
Noun
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But then, during a rainstorm, Marie tries to — figuratively — rope Danny like a wild horse, resulting in a knock-down drag-out fight, and then putting him in the back of her car before speeding away.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
6 Sep. 2025
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Gear that didn’t fit inside went into the 45-square-foot front vestibule, which doubled as a lounge during a brief evening rainstorm.—
Jenny Wiegand,
Outside,
27 Aug. 2025
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
4 Sep. 2025
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Chance of lightning increases as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is overhead.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Dressing for the in-between weather of summer and fall can be tricky, but Martha Stewart has cracked the code.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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These overalls are 100% waterproof and windproof and lined for freezing weather conditions.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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The windstorm marks the third time in the last four years that Burners have faced particularly challenging weather conditions.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
26 Aug. 2025
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Rogue Valley Humane Society/Facebook Varner said the owner feared the worst after a windstorm blew the door open and the indoor-only cat escaped.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Aug. 2025
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Nebraska and Kansas, two of the top states where Gen Zers are taking out loans to buy homes, are routinely impacted by devastating hailstorms, the Cotality report warned.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
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On your way to work, you get caught in a hailstorm that damages your car.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
2 Aug. 2025
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Heavy rain is not uncommon in South Asia this time of year, but experts largely agree that the frequency and intensity of cloudbursts have increased in recent years, in part due to climate change.—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
21 Aug. 2025
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Warmer air soaks up water like a sponge, and all this extra moisture can result in extreme rain and sudden downpours like cloudbursts, especially when that air meets the mountains.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN Money,
20 Aug. 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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Kiko—a Category 4 hurricane at the time of writing—has the potential to make a rare landfall in Hawaii, according to AccuWeather.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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There were no coastal watches or warnings in effect due to Kiko, according to the hurricane center.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Sandstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandstorm. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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