tailwind

noun

Definition of tailwindnext
as in headwind

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Recent Examples of tailwind The foldable phone launch will likely provide a tailwind of friendly press coverage to help usher him in, but Ternus can’t bank on a long honeymoon period. — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026 CrowdStrike offered another example of AI becoming a tailwind rather than a threat. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026 The midterm effect amplifies a tailwind that already exists rather than creating one. — Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tailwind
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tailwind
  1. headwind
  2. blow
  3. gale
  4. tornado
  5. windstorm
  6. gust
  7. squall
  8. tempest
Noun
  • Reshoring is on an upward trend, but headwinds persist for manufacturers looking to bring operations closer to home.
    — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • His foray into the midterm elections is the latest windfall for congressional Republicans, who hope to overcome the political headwinds that ordinarily face the party in power with their substantial fundraising advantage.
    — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of headwind
Noun
  • Patrick Zabi uses his height (6ft 3in) to stride through midfield and blow games apart.
    — Thom Harris, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Shares are surging over 24% after issuing blow-away numbers for the quarter and guide.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of blow
Noun
  • New York’s summer weather has been a trial and a tribulation, intense heat — temperatures reached over 100 degrees in Central Park on the hottest day in July — alternating with gales and floods.
    — Matthew Schneier, Curbed, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Just over two weeks later, a storm with gale-force winds struck, and Halliburton, his partner Paul Mooney, and roughly 12 crewmen disappeared without a trace.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of gale
Noun
  • Then there was the tornado that recently touched down in the Rockaways and Atlantic Beach.
    — Aaron Short, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Flooding rain, gusty winds, storm surge and isolated tornadoes are all possible, according to AccuWeather.
    — Cheryl McCloud, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of tornado
Noun
  • On Good Friday in March of 1913, a massive windstorm blew over Indianapolis before heavy rains on Easter Sunday and Monday soaked the ground, causing the White River, Fall Creek and Eagle Creek to overflow.
    — Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Connie is blown quite literally into Martinez’s Paul during a New York City windstorm, which was accomplished with a machine far more powerful than a simple fan, Lyne said at the Academy Museum screening.
    — Rance Collins, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of windstorm
Noun
  • Elsewhere, southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph and minimum humidity 9 to 15%.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Hazards include wind gusts could get as high as 55 mph, frequent lightning and heavy rain.
    — Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of gust
Noun
  • But in the squall of war, Etna’s talents also beget inexorable demands.
    — Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
  • What had once been a possible squall on the horizon, another dose of unpredict-able Pacara weather, now felt like a credible threat; the clouds had begun to travel.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 27 July 2026
Definition of squall
Noun
  • Although Congress doesn’t pass many laws these days, the White House has been a furious tempest of executive orders.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The ongoing tempest includes Camille Sims (Alexandria Riley) having to prevent a Safeguard extermination as the new Head of IT this year, and the revelation of ex-security chief Robert Sims (Common) regarding Bernard (Tim Robbins).
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of tempest

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