stormed

past tense of storm
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as in rained
to fall as water in a continuous stream of drops from the clouds it storms so frequently up in the mountains that the peaks are rarely visible from the valley below

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Recent Examples of stormed Madison Keys was serving at 5-0 in the third set before Zheng Qinwen stormed back for a 1-6, 7-6(3) 7-5 win. Ava Wallace, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026 With Michigan stealing a 13-12 win over the Broncos in dramatic fashion, the fans who stuck around in The Big House stormed the field to celebrate. Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026 That night some of them stormed a major highway, closing lanes of traffic to demand a response from state authorities. Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026 As the President sat down to eat with the press corps, a would-be assassin stormed through a security checkpoint before being subdued by the Secret Service. Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026 But Boo Carter blocked Aidan Birr's 45-yard attempt, and the Buffaloes stormed the field. ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026 Last week, dozens of people were shot and burned alive inside their homes in the hillside community of Kenscoff, on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, and more than 50 were abducted after gunmen stormed the town. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026 Cleeland struggled in the first half, as Portland State stormed to a three touchdown lead before Cleeland led the spirited rally that led to a 31-24 victory. Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Jerusalem — Israeli settlers stormed a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank on Saturday and seized a home while its owner was inside in the latest brazen settler attack in the area. Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stormed
Verb
  • Another fire raged at the complex just months later in November 2024.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
  • As the fire raged, mother and son used garden hoses to defend their property as nearby dwellings were torched.
    Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Gianluigi Donnarumma’s face saved City from an equaliser and there was some good defending needed to ward off the crosses and long throws that rained into their penalty area.
    Sam Lee, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The boss had several moves and patterns that included fireworks that rained down on me.
    Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • On her second set point chance, Sabalenka attacked hard down the middle.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Fresh off a recent campaign visit to Michigan, Vance above all aimed at Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Michigan, who the vice president has attacked aggressively for invoking his wife, Usha Vance, on the campaign trail.
    Joey Garrison, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Zucchini With its high water content, zucchini can turn mushy and even fall apart when steamed.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Their crabs are steamed, frozen and packed into boxes to be shipped to Sri Lanka, where workers remove the meat by hand.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Ballmer poured billions into the team, including paying for its new arena, which opened in Inglewood in 2024 and was used as the site of the NBA All-Star Game in February.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The Illusion Of 'Clean' Data Over the past decade, companies have poured enormous effort into data quality, governance frameworks, master data initiatives and cloud migrations.
    Kevin Campbell, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Police raided the home several times but failed to find the painting.
    Sergio Farella, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Thieves on Thursday raided the Treasure of Villena -- one of the greatest Bronze Age gold collections -- at a museum in the Spanish city of Villena, taking most of the 50-plus mainly gold bracelets, bowls, bottles and other items on display.
    CBS News, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Thompson added that wildfires have burned the area in recent years, leading him to believe that rates for home insurance were unaffordable.
    Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Siri Hustvedt, for instance, had written about the women who were burned as witches in that part of Norway, far above the Arctic Circle.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • While images of destruction flooded social media, 68-year-old Chris White, a lifelong resident of Kauai and the owner of a rental home in Poipu, noted that much of the island was spared significant damage.
    GENE JOHNSON, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
  • This week, warnings about RSI flooded social media from researchers at both leading labs, following Jacob Coxon's explosive resignation.
    Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026

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“Stormed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stormed. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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