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as in fooling
to cause to believe what is untrue
easily snowed by her glib talk
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as in bleaching
to make white or whiter by removing color
the years had snowed his hair to a silvery white, making it difficult at first to recognize her old high school crush
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Recent Examples of snowing
The food is rustic and cosmopolitan at once — bright, monumental salads, whole carrots and leeks baptized by fire, skeins of pasta, and Parmigiano snowing down — but the secret is the seeming effortlessness.
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Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
David Clarey David Clarey Milwaukee could see thunderstorms and maybe hail before it is expected to begin snowing on Sunday, March 15.
—John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 14 Mar. 2026
Raining one day, sunny the next, then snowing mid week makes dressing for the weather next to impossible.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2026
The weather was snowing when Woody was presented to a group of visitors, including children, who were bundled up in snowpants and parkas on Monday morning.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
When is it supposed to start snowing?
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 23 Jan. 2026
Winter must be here early, because white fluffy insects are snowing down on Mississippi right now.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
David Clarey David Clarey Milwaukee could see thunderstorms and maybe hail before it is expected to begin snowing on Sunday, March 15.
—John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 14 Mar. 2026
Raining one day, sunny the next, then snowing mid week makes dressing for the weather next to impossible.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2026
The weather was snowing when Woody was presented to a group of visitors, including children, who were bundled up in snowpants and parkas on Monday morning.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
When is it supposed to start snowing?
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 23 Jan. 2026
Winter must be here early, because white fluffy insects are snowing down on Mississippi right now.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snowing
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But anyone in the auto industry who didn’t feel like something was going to happen in China five years ago was fooling themselves.—
Jamie Lincoln Kitman,
Rolling Stone,
24 Apr. 2026
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Politicians are fooling themselves about the political power of health-conscious moms.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
22 Apr. 2026
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She was also reportedly seen bleaching the inside of her car.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Once in a while, black flats compress the space, framing a single character’s face, bathed in a bleaching white light, as if their vulnerabilities were being scanned by an MRI.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
16 Apr. 2026
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He's accused of deceiving more than 6,500 pet owners and denying them promised burial services.—
Meghan Schiller,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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Journalists must avoid deception, but the primary instance when it may be excused is in deceiving certain sources during undercover investigations on an issue of public importance.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
7 May 2026
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While fading blooms typically wilt or go limp, wilting of foliage or plant stems is a sign the plant is water stressed.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
9 May 2026
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Avoid placing rugs in prolonged direct sunlight as this can cause fading.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
8 May 2026
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This method involves tricking an employee or person with elevated access into giving up their password.—
Marybel Rodriguez,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
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Instead of acting independently, the forces influence one another to amplify the ion’s motion, thereby tricking the system into generating a much stronger, more complex interaction than either force could achieve alone.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
1 May 2026
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Her strategy for brightening up the landscape?—
Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 May 2026
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The lighter hued varieties are perfect for brightening dark porches.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
4 May 2026
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Gosling, of course, was kidding.—
Jake Coyle,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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Just kidding, but that would’ve been awesome.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Snowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snowing. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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