southwesters

plural of southwester

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for southwesters
Noun
  • From there, the two schools traded blows until intermission.
    Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 2 June 2026
  • According to the coroner, there was evidence of nine blows to the victim’s head and neck.
    Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • The Stamford Fire Department said high winds during Saturday's storm ripped the 3,000-square-foot flag off its pole atop the WWE building and sent it flying into electrical wires near the Metro-North train station.
    Tony Aiello, CBS News, 8 June 2026
  • Prosecutors allege Rinderknecht maliciously started the Lachman fire, in the Pacific Palisades on New Year’s Day, which continued smoldering underground for six days before fierce winds brought it back to the surface, starting what became the Palisades fire.
    Nathaniel Percy, Daily News, 8 June 2026
Noun
  • Hosted by Tituss Burgess and Laura Benanti, that earlier ceremony airs on the free network Pluto TV.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 4 June 2026
  • Game 2 of the NBA Finals takes place Friday, June 5, in San Antonio and airs on ESPN.
    Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • The weather in Wales was terrible, with snow and freezing temperatures and Arctic gales.
    Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Out in the ferocious gales of the North Sea, on the overcrowded routes of the Irish Sea and the English Channel, and off to the islands’ west, the wide Atlantic herself.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Saudi Arabia’s ambition to become a global filmmaking hub is facing headwinds, and not just because of one recent high-profile flop.
    Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 2 June 2026
  • The turnaround still faces headwinds.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 2 June 2026
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“Southwesters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/southwesters. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.

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