southwester

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Noun
  • In the rear of an IndyCar vehicle is a safety device called an attenuator, designed to cushion the blow from a rear impact into the wall.
    Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 22 May 2025
  • The lawyers claim the measure signed into law by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis this month has already dealt significant blows to campaigns to expand Medicaid and legalize recreational marijuana in the state.
    Kate Payne, Sun Sentinel, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • Fierce gales hit the Irish Sea in late October 1859.
    Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 14 Apr. 2025
  • 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
  • Earth tornadoes are formed by intense winds and move around leaving destruction in their path, however, those on the solar surface are entirely different.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
  • According to the Nevada Department of Wildlife, mallards can fly 55 miles per hour while migrating, or faster when flying in the direction of the wind.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • The ocean keeps coming because of climate change, sea level rise, nor'easters, hurricanes, et cetera.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 8 July 2023
  • 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 27 May. 2025.

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