as in thunderstorm
a storm with a large amount of falling snow
An unexpected snowstorm slowed traffic to a crawl.
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Recent Examples of snowstorm
There are signs that GDP growth has significantly slowed down in the first quarter because of snowstorms and unseasonably cold weather as well as trade policy uncertainty.
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Lucia Mutikani, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
September, October and November at Grand Teton see a mix of sunny days and cold nights, with rain and occasional snowstorms.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Read, 45, is accused of striking O’Keefe, her boyfriend of two years and a 16-year Boston Police officer, with her car and leaving him to die in a major snowstorm on the front lawn of 34 Fairview Rd., in Canton.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
Fans are expressing concern over a possible missing bald eagle belonging to parents Jackie and Shadow following a snowstorm.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
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Lucia Mutikani, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
September, October and November at Grand Teton see a mix of sunny days and cold nights, with rain and occasional snowstorms.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Read, 45, is accused of striking O’Keefe, her boyfriend of two years and a 16-year Boston Police officer, with her car and leaving him to die in a major snowstorm on the front lawn of 34 Fairview Rd., in Canton.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
Fans are expressing concern over a possible missing bald eagle belonging to parents Jackie and Shadow following a snowstorm.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snowstorm
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Small amounts of antimatter are also produced by lightning during a thunderstorm but they are almost instantly annihilated by matter, Vaudo notes.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Here are suggestions for staying safe during a thunderstorm: To lower the risk of lightning strikes, when going outdoors, develop a plan to reach a safer spot.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Apr. 2025
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Prosecutors allege, following a night of drinking in Canton, that Read struck O'Keefe with her Lexus SUV outside of a get-together at another officer's home and left him to die in a blizzard in January 2022.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2025
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Read is accused of backing her Lexus SUV into her boyfriend, John O'Keefe, a Boston police officer, causing a head injury and leaving him to die on the ground in a blizzard on Jan. 29, 2022.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Snowstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snowstorm. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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