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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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The ship had a lucrative 19-year career until that September night when a gale-force wind caused its seams to break apart, according to the announcement.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
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Whoopi Goldberg learned that the hard way when the notorious blue Disney menace Stitch — of Lilo & Stitch fame — locked her into a column of gale-force air on Tuesday's episode of The View.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Sep. 2025
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Yes, the Seahawks entered the game short-handed in the secondary, then suffered another blow when cornerback Riq Woolen suffered a concussion in the third quarter.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Business is booming, but President Chris Kohnle worries the 80-year-old, family-run establishment could soon take a blow.—
Miranda Dunlap,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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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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In an early morning advisory, hurricane center forecasters said Priscilla was located about 230 miles south of the southern tip of Baja California with maximum sustained winds near 100 mph with higher gusts.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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The Trail Ridge Road in Colorado winds through Rocky Mountain National Park, displaying beautiful fall foliage views along the way.—
Abby Price,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Oct. 2025
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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 idea behind the Tumbleweed project is to design large-scale, low-cost robotic rovers that can cover great swathes of the Martian surface while driven purely by the breeze.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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The cuffed pants and the knee-length cardigan offer enough coverage to stay cozy against a cool breeze.—
Gabriela Izquierdo,
Southern Living,
30 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Southeaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/southeaster. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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