Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for southwester
Noun
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With a blow of his whistle, all sorts of words applied: pandemonium, euphoria, mania.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025 -
What’s 42 to 43? Into a black place of great blows from the little mountains from the sea came.—
John Berryman,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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More:The legendary gales of November left the Great Lakes strewn with tragic shipwrecks Michigan was once the lead supplier of rye to distilleries Before Prohibition, which occurred from 1920 to 1933, Michigan was the largest rye-producing state in the country.—
Caitlin Looby,
Journal Sentinel,
31 Dec. 2024
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It is highly recommended that mariners without the proper experience seek safe harbor prior to the onset of gale conditions.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The severe thunderstorms are expected in the afternoon to evening and could also bring corridors of strong wind gusts and hail, the largest of which will come over central Texas, the Storm Prediction Center said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Critics of the earlier rounds of testing said wind measurements taken at Drake Field airport in Fayetteville were too far away to be valid in Tontitown.—
Doug Thompson,
Arkansas Online,
2 May 2025
Noun
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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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“Southwester.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/southwester. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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