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marked by or abounding with rain stormy weather was forecast for the next three days, so we cancelled our camping trip

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Recent Examples of stormy The incident comes amid a stormy Memorial Day weekend in the region. Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 26 May 2025 While meteorologists don’t know for sure why March was so active, there were a couple of ingredients that favor tornadoes: First, in March the climate was in a weak La Niña pattern, which is associated with a wavier and stormier jet stream and, often, with more U.S. tornadoes. Daniel Chavas, The Conversation, 23 May 2025 Sherwin-Willams presents a color capsule comprising an array of shades such as deep brown Grounded, golden Bosc Pear and stormy gray-blue Rain Cloud. Lia Picard, USA Today, 21 May 2025 Really storming winds were coming, and during the whole shooting, this stormy wind never stops. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for stormy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stormy
Adjective
  • Swart said another giveaway is the hotel accommodations that are arranged for violent rioters.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 21 June 2025
  • The appellate panel found Trump likely satisfied the legal threshold under Section 10 of the U.S. Code, and sided with the administration’s argument that local law enforcement had failed to contain violent attacks on federal agents and property.
    Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 20 June 2025
Adjective
  • Between 2021 and 2024, Dr Chávez and collaborators conducted several surveys during both the rainy season (2021, 2023) and dry season (2023, 2024).
    GrrlScientist, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • Mushrooms are common during the rainy season; remove them if children or pets are present. 63.
    Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2025
Adjective
  • Even Zelensky – who has had a turbulent relationship with Trump – came away with wins.
    Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 25 June 2025
  • Reina, Fil-Am team center back, brings us on this turbulent journey, culminating in an intimate trip to her grandmother’s hometown in the Philippines.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 June 2025
Adjective
  • Ransom Canyon star Josh Duhamel didn’t have a rough time getting to know the set of his new film Off the Grid because the actor lives off the grid in real-life.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • Avoid scrubbing the microwave’s interior with rough materials like steel wool or abrasive sponges.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 27 June 2025
Adjective
  • During that bleak era, Che-Chung Tsai, a researcher at the University of Washington, contacted several companies, seeking experimental drugs for use in an animal study.
    Jon Cohen, New Yorker, 24 June 2025
  • That said, Google’s latest survey paints a bleak picture.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • The Manchester City striker is one of the global game’s most ferocious and intelligent goalscorers.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 28 June 2025
  • Now, she’s added another competitive event to her list of favorites: F1, or Formula 1, largely considered the world's most ferocious and high-tech form of auto racing.
    Marco della Cava, USA Today, 26 June 2025
Adjective
  • Heat bursts against the yellow dish gloves as the barista’s life pours in a wet red rush over them.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 30 June 2025
  • Like a number of our other bags, the duffel’s handles did stay wet for a while.
    Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2025
Adjective
  • The Supreme Court cases that set off the fiercest conflicts among the justices aren’t always the hot-button ones.
    Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 25 June 2025
  • Roca—with his pants torn and blood showing through—returns to fight and ultimately brings the bull down with one fierce thrust, leaving the sword in its back.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 24 June 2025

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“Stormy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stormy. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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