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Recent Examples of spindrift
To talk while icy spindrift needled her legs and snow smothered her head was a sign of just how worried people here are about Trump’s rhetoric.
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Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 13 Jan. 2026
Another thoughtful feature: The front vestibule has a flap that blocks spindrift reasonably well, according to Backpacker.
—Adrienne Donica, Popular Mechanics, 3 Dec. 2020
A foot of new snow had fallen the night before, and spindrift whipped off La Meije, a sea of icy blue glaciers pocked by crevasses and cliffs unfurling down its flanks.
—Kelley McMillan Manley, New York Times, 20 Nov. 2016
Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 13 Jan. 2026
Another thoughtful feature: The front vestibule has a flap that blocks spindrift reasonably well, according to Backpacker.
—Adrienne Donica, Popular Mechanics, 3 Dec. 2020
A foot of new snow had fallen the night before, and spindrift whipped off La Meije, a sea of icy blue glaciers pocked by crevasses and cliffs unfurling down its flanks.
—Kelley McMillan Manley, New York Times, 20 Nov. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spindrift
Noun
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Athena Club’s latest launch—body mists—perform really well given their under-$20 price tag.—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
4 Feb. 2026
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Respiratory benefits The hot mist that forms when water hits a shower steamer may provide respiratory benefits.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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This causes a blast of high-energy radiation called a gamma-ray burst (GRB), a final screech of gravitational waves, and sends out a spray of neutron-rich matter, which allows a process to occur that generates very heavy but unstable elements.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Isabel, for instance, is introduced upside-down, lying on the grass, under the spray of one of the many sprinklers that water the course in a sort of mechanical ballet.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Spindrift.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spindrift. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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