snowing

present participle of snow
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Example Sentences

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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. 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
Verb
  • In the highlight, Marshall retrieves the ball and oddly fires it back to the infield, fooling no one.
    Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Anybody hoping that a Netanyahu defeat in October and the emergence of a less controversial successor will reset the table is likely fooling themselves.
    Daniel DePetris, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The researchers first treated the cotton with sodium dithionite, a reducing agent, before bleaching it with hydrogen peroxide under alkaline conditions.
    Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Discoloration to Your Driveway Commercial weed killers can stain driveways by leaving behind white chalky residues, bleaching the stone, or damaging protective surface sealers.
    SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • The public deserves to know which of his points were defensible and which were deceiving.
    Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • At Ground Zero, 9/11 widow Terry Strada accused Saudi Arabia of deceiving victims’ families and urged the administration to rethink Washington’s close ties as a landmark lawsuit moves forward.
    Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Jacobs was playing hurt, Watson and Reed missed extended stretches with injuries, Van Ness was injured, Rashan Gary was fading and Nixon wasn’t the same player as in the season’s first half.
    Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Evolving threats While some rules travelers have lived with for decades might be fading, the aviation sector is still dealing with changing threats.
    Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • An English springer spaniel in Alabama loves nothing more than spending her whole day in the pool and has taken to tricking her parents into letting her into the pool every day.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
  • In many cases, the robot tail wags the living dog by tricking it—tricking us—into caring about obscure metrics, then gamifying the process of improving them.
    Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • From low pH water toners to milkier formulas packed with brightening ingredients like rice extract—consider these picks as formulas that set the canvas for a supple complexion.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The fragrance-free formula contains hyaluronic acid and niacinamide, which are the best lightweight, skin-brightening humectants for hydrating parched skin.
    Irene Richardson, InStyle, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • But Guthrie wasn’t kidding, slipping into a yellow gingham dress before joining her co-hosts on the Today Show Plaza to greet visitors.
    Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
  • Just kidding, but seeing Angela’s team sweep Shamea’s at the Bailey Bowl basketball tournament was almost as satisfying as knowing Charles got to witness his former team’s historic win in person.
    Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 22 June 2026

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“Snowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snowing. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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