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Recent Examples of southeaster
The National Weather Service declared a winter weather advisory through noon for Boston and much of southeaster Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, with a parallel advisory through 10 a.m. for Middlesex and Essex counties.
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BostonGlobe.com, 12 Dec. 2019
BostonGlobe.com, 12 Dec. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for southeaster
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In Milwaukee, the Weather Service's office has issued a gale warning for Lake Michigan until midnight Monday.—
Cailey Gleeson,
jsonline.com,
29 Dec. 2025
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The Great Lakes are under storm, gale, and heavy freezing spray warnings.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
29 Dec. 2025
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Additionally, hometown hero and skier Gus Kenworthy acts as host for the entire week, which features events like the blow-out White Party, a drag and burlesque show with both national and local talent, and the Glitter Ball where anything that sparkles is in fashion.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
13 Jan. 2026
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George Kittle’s Achilles had popped, a devastating blow to the soul of the roster.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
13 Jan. 2026
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The ocean keeps coming because of climate change, sea level rise, nor'easters, hurricanes, et cetera.—
Taylor Wilson,
USA TODAY,
8 July 2023
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That morning, around 6, authorities found O'Keefe on the ground outside the Canton home just before a nor'easter struck the town with 21 inches of snow.—
Audrey Conklin,
Fox News,
26 May 2023
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Xcel Energy will cut power to 9,000 customers in northern Colorado starting Friday morning before strong winds and fire danger, utility officials announced Thursday.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
16 Jan. 2026
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The mission has helped scientists understand how Mars lost its once-thick atmosphere, and has also collected extensive data on Martian dust storms, winds and auroras.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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First, through a combination of weaker trade winds and westerlies over the tropical Atlantic, La Niña tends to create a more placid atmosphere.—
Eric Berger,
Ars Technica,
20 May 2024
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Their modest city saw an influx of evacuees from nearby rural and coastal regions soon after hot westerlies sent walls of flame into a string of towns and villages around New Year's Eve.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
11 Jan. 2020
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The waves crash along the rocks as grass in the dunes sway back in forth in the cool breeze.—
David Wade,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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To cap off the event, a team of people descends with a 70-foot rainbow flag blowing in the breeze.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
13 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Southeaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/southeaster. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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