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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
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
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
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With stars like Derek Jeter, Gerrit Cole, and many others involved, the gala raised more than $375,000 in support of the foundation’s mission.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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While some uncertainty existed about whether Hendrix intended to make his record a double or triple-disc collection, seventeen songs were issued on a single CD to lay the foundation for Experience Hendrix’s catalog refurbishment.—
Mike Alleyne Ph.D,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The head of the Local Lore Museum, Natalia Kapustnikova, had collaborated with the Russian military and showed them the basement vault.—
Yegor Mostovshikov,
The Dial,
9 Sep. 2025
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NordPass and Proton Pass deliver attractive apps that are largely uniform in appearance with similar features and functions for browser extensions, mobile, and web vaults.—
Kim Key,
PC Magazine,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Storm cellar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/storm%20cellar. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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