SOUTHWESTER Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

southwester

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Noun

Toney is one of the leaders on the team, so losing him before the biggest game of the regular season was a tough blow.

— Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026
While the announcement doesn’t guarantee that Eisenkot will be the next prime minister, Herzog’s decision is another blow to Netanyahu, who lost his parliamentary majority in the election.

— Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of blow

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With unpredictable subpolar gales and zero heavy manufacturing on the island, a conventional build would have dragged out across four or five years.

— Liam Hess, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
The gale warning has expired, but the small craft advisory remains in effect for boaters along the Atlantic waters and Keys waters.

— Bri Buckley, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of gale

Noun

The One-All has retro looks too, with a whiff of classic speedboat mixed with a dose of sixties wind-in-the hair roadster.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2026
Hedges are used to define boundaries just as a fence would do, as a privacy screen, or as a windbreak or noise barrier to soften the sounds of nearby traffic and deflect wind.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of wind

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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
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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