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Recent Examples of storm cellar
Seek shelter immediately, such as a safe room, basement, storm cellar, or a small interior room on the lowest level of a sturdy building.
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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
For optimal protection, choose basements, storm cellars and inner rooms away from doors, windows and outer walls.
—Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 24 May 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
The more adventurous might be invited down into the home’s dungeon, its black storm cellar doors pitched against the house near the back door.
—R. Daniel Foster, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2019
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
For optimal protection, choose basements, storm cellars and inner rooms away from doors, windows and outer walls.
—Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 24 May 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
The more adventurous might be invited down into the home’s dungeon, its black storm cellar doors pitched against the house near the back door.
—R. Daniel Foster, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for storm cellar
Noun
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Hardware is the foundation of AI infrastructure, so securing it should be a top priority.—
Yuriy Bulygin,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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For a chipmunk that is causing structural damage, such as undermining the foundation of stairs or walkways, rat-sized snap traps baited with peanut butter are effective, says Anderson.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Due to the superior difficulty values of his skills on vault, Hong clinched an automatic bid to compete at the 2025 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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Edwards rarely tires of watching back footage of the feat: his electric speed down the runway, the bounding strides of his jumping action, and the enormous final vault into the sandpit.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Storm cellar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/storm%20cellar. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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