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southwester

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  1. blow
  2. gale
  3. wind
  4. northeaster
Noun
  • Start with clean hair or roots prepped with dry shampoo, then use a small heated round brush or blow-dryer to give the bangs volume.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Australia suffered an injury blow with wicketkeeper Josh Inglis sidelined from the rest of the series due to a finger injury.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of blow
Noun
  • Inland wind gusts could reach 25 to 30 mph, with gale-force gusts possible over the water.
    — Bridget Byrne, Baltimore Sun, 23 Sep. 2026
  • New York’s summer weather has been a trial and a tribulation, intense heat — temperatures reached over 100 degrees in Central Park on the hottest day in July — alternating with gales and floods.
    — Matthew Schneier, Curbed, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of gale
Noun
  • The first is a warm wind that blows out of neighboring De Beque Canyon in springtime, dispelling frosts that could damage delicate blossoms.
    — Sarah Kaplan, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2026
  • While high winds are expected, the main concern is flash flooding, said John Bravender, a weather service warning coordination meteorologist, during a news conference Wednesday afternoon.
    — MEGAN JANETSKY, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 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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“Southwester.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/southwester. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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