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
The gigantic snowstorm this week left cities scrambling to clear towering heaps that were not showing signs of melting anytime soon.
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ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
The gigantic snowstorm this week has cities working overtime to clear towering heaps.
—Kimberlee Kruesi, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
The team was originally scheduled to fly commercially into New York on Monday, but was forced to reroute through Atlanta due to a snowstorm in the Northeast.
—Staff and Wire Reports, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2026
The 1978 storm has lived in Rhode Island's lore for almost 50 years, with every snowstorm since compared to it.
—Will Richmond, The Providence Journal, 24 Feb. 2026
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ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
The gigantic snowstorm this week has cities working overtime to clear towering heaps.
—Kimberlee Kruesi, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
The team was originally scheduled to fly commercially into New York on Monday, but was forced to reroute through Atlanta due to a snowstorm in the Northeast.
—Staff and Wire Reports, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2026
The 1978 storm has lived in Rhode Island's lore for almost 50 years, with every snowstorm since compared to it.
—Will Richmond, The Providence Journal, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snowstorm
Noun
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There is a small chance for a shower or thunderstorm on Sunday night across the Red River counties and possibly slightly further south, as a front tries to push through.—
Michael Autovino,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2026
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Later that day, authorities issued a severe thunderstorm warning predicting 60 mph winds for the area before the boat left.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
26 Feb. 2026
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That unending query coming in the middle of a blizzard that blanketed the East Coast with mountains of snow.—
Irv Erdos,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
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In December, Manbij witnessed a freak blizzard, one of the harshest in memory.—
Anand Gopal,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Snowstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snowstorm. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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