tailwind

noun

Definition of tailwindnext
as in headwind

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Recent Examples of tailwind When a plane is caught in a tailwind, gusts of air blow from behind the aircraft in the same direction the plane is flying. — Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026 While there’s been some speculation that GLP-1 weight loss drugs would be a tailwind for brands like Victoria’s Secret, Super said the company’s not seeing a huge impact. — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026 To that end, the bond between Williams and Johnson feels like a significant tailwind for the Bears. — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 3 Sep. 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
  • Shares are down about 45% year to date as the footwear firm has struggled to turn around its struggling business, partially due to a lack of innovation in its footwear business and macroeconomic headwinds, among other factors.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Despite these headwinds, the labor market has proven sturdy so far this year.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of headwind
Noun
  • Meanwhile, Merz's power inside Germany has taken a blow after a string of state election defeats last month, including losses to the anti-migration and Russia-friendly Alternative for Germany party.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The community suffered another blow the following month with the death of Sandy Steers, the executive director of Friends of Big Bear Valley, the nonprofit behind the livestream.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of blow
Noun
  • As the nor’easter began to take shape, gale-force winds began pushing water over hundreds of miles of the Atlantic toward the coast.
    — Brian Tang, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Inland wind gusts could reach 25 to 30 mph, with gale-force gusts possible over the water.
    — Bridget Byrne, Baltimore Sun, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of gale
Noun
  • As the potential for flood risks sweep across the region, there is an increasing risk of a couple tornadoes Wednesday in central and northern Kansas and adjacent southern/southeast Nebraska.
    — Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Nolo could also spawn tornadoes and large waterspouts over and near the Big Island and to the right of the track of the tropical cyclone.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of tornado
Noun
  • The fires, which started during a windstorm in January 2025, killed 31 people in the Pacific Palisades and Altadena communities.
    — Evan Bush, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In back-to-back appearances Wednesday at a daylong economic summit in Fort Lauderdale, Jolly touted his proposal for a state catastrophic insurance fund that would be a place for all Floridians to buy windstorm insurance coverage.
    — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of windstorm
Noun
  • Just four minutes before clearing the plane for landing, an air traffic controller had provided a wind advisory to a different flight, noting gusts of up to 25 mph (40 kph) from the south.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2026
  • That is well before a nor’easter began pounding the state’s barrier islands with 16-foot waves and 50 mph gusts.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of gust
Noun
  • Labor Day is in the rearview mirror, kids are back to school, and a squall of pumpkin spice is upon us.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Whatever the squalls raging about, those few small blocks structured and shaped the daily lives of Venice’s Jewish population.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of squall
Noun
  • We’re told that Robert tried to swim after his parents in the middle of a tempest while holding his war hammer.
    — Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of tempest

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