as in thunderstorms
a storm with a large amount of falling snow
An unexpected snowstorm slowed traffic to a crawl.
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Recent Examples of snowstorms
Frozen lakes pose danger, officials say Frozen or iced-over lakes can be very dangerous, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) said after the region's recent snowstorms and freezing temperatures.
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David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Sep. 2025
However, similar alerts could be issued in the coming weeks and months as weather trends cooler and more snowstorms form.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
The sound does much of the work in action sequences obscured by blinding snowstorms and flashing emergency lights, punctuated by creative acts of accidental self-harm that save our protagonists from certain death more than once.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Sep. 2025
However, similar alerts could be issued in the coming weeks and months as weather trends cooler and more snowstorms form.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
The sound does much of the work in action sequences obscured by blinding snowstorms and flashing emergency lights, punctuated by creative acts of accidental self-harm that save our protagonists from certain death more than once.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snowstorms
Noun
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But conventional solar and wind installations are no match for temperatures that plummet below –40 degrees Celsius, winds of up to 300 kilometers per hour (kmh) and ferocious blizzards.—
You Xiaoying,
Scientific American,
7 Aug. 2025
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Dairy Queen has brought back 85-cent blizzards, at least for a limited time.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
13 June 2025
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Now is the time to improve your home’s ability to withstand hurricanes.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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East Pacific hurricanes Hilary and Irwin experienced this version of the Fujiwhara effect in 2017.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Snowstorms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snowstorms. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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