as in cyclone cellar
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Recent Examples of storm cellar
Storm Cellar Two more mirrors covered in chains and padlocks will be waiting for visitors in the storm cellar.
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Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
Seek shelter immediately, such as a safe room, basement, storm cellar, or a small interior room on the lowest level of a sturdy building.
—Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Apr. 2025
But no one ever answers the nagging question of why all these people living in an area regularly hammered by tornadoes never seem to have a basement or storm cellar to flee to.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 July 2024
Going to a basement, safe room or storm cellar is best.
—Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 24 May 2024
Now what? Basements and storm cellars are the safest locations.
—Ellie Wolfe, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2023
The lyrics tell the story of a daughter sheltering herself in a storm cellar from a tornado and her alcoholic father.
—Irene Richardson, Country Living, 5 Oct. 2022
For most of us, getting back into the swing of social life feels a bit like coming out of the storm cellar after a tornado.
—Jeanne Martinet, CNN, 14 June 2021
Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
Seek shelter immediately, such as a safe room, basement, storm cellar, or a small interior room on the lowest level of a sturdy building.
—Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Apr. 2025
But no one ever answers the nagging question of why all these people living in an area regularly hammered by tornadoes never seem to have a basement or storm cellar to flee to.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 July 2024
Going to a basement, safe room or storm cellar is best.
—Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 24 May 2024
Now what? Basements and storm cellars are the safest locations.
—Ellie Wolfe, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2023
The lyrics tell the story of a daughter sheltering herself in a storm cellar from a tornado and her alcoholic father.
—Irene Richardson, Country Living, 5 Oct. 2022
For most of us, getting back into the swing of social life feels a bit like coming out of the storm cellar after a tornado.
—Jeanne Martinet, CNN, 14 June 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for storm cellar
Noun
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The $470 million figure emerged during city council deliberations and was later confirmed by the foundation in its 2020 annual report.—
Christine Valora,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Sep. 2025
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The result is companies built on sturdier foundations, less vulnerable to the ups and downs of funding markets.—
Aman Ghei,
Fortune,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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By emphasizing the caper aspect and the goofy comedy of all this over the intricate plotting that is a hallmark of Westlake’s novels, Black lowers the stakes of a heist that involves halting a speeding NY subway refuse train and busting into a supposedly impenetrable Brooklyn vault.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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Miles Mykkanen’s Sam gets to unsheathe his glinting high tenor, and Lauren Snouffer’s 14-year-old Sarah tosses her lithe soprano voice into airborne vaults.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Storm cellar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/storm%20cellar. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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