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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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The combination of high-tech sleep equipment and lower-tech sensory tools — masks, mists, earplugs — reflects how broad the sleep retreat category has become.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2026
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Out in a rainstorm because sometimes that can be just as appealing as watching it from behind warm windows—there is a natural craving for weather to confirm one’s aliveness, and as with storms the same can be true of being out in strong winds, or heavy snowfall, or dense mist.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
Noun
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Placing a dish of water nearby provides humidity, as does using a spray mister to moisten the surface of the soil.—
Peg Aloi,
The Spruce,
12 May 2026
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Use a garden hose with a spray nozzle to rinse down the vinyl siding.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Spindrift.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spindrift. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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