tailwinds

plural of tailwind

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tailwinds
Noun
  • Nike has chartered a path to improving its share price, but the athletic retailer faces several headwinds that could foil its recovery plan, according to Evercore ISI.
    Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 23 June 2026
  • Not unlike enterprises in other textile hubs, local businesses have been feeling the havoc wrought by geopolitical instability and macroeconomic headwinds for several years now.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • Onaje died four days later — having suffered fatal brain hemorrhaging from multiple blows to his skull.
    Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 23 June 2026
  • Officers said that Samartino quickly assessed the situation and immediately began administering back blows to the infant.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2026
Noun
  • The weather in Wales was terrible, with snow and freezing temperatures and Arctic gales.
    Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Out in the ferocious gales of the North Sea, on the overcrowded routes of the Irish Sea and the English Channel, and off to the islands’ west, the wide Atlantic herself.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Are tornadoes hitting the area more often?
    David Yeomans, CBS News, 24 June 2026
  • The chance of damaging winds is low, while the chance of hail and tornadoes is very low.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • Sustained, strong winds with even stronger gusts are happening.
    Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 25 June 2026
  • Winds are expected to be southwest 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph and relative humidity as low as 5%.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • Westerly winds are helping push that smoke into Colorado, especially across western and mountain communities.
    Joe Ruch, CBS News, 23 June 2026
  • Strong winds struck an outdoor section of the venue, causing the structure to partially collapse.
    Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • Cold rain fell in an endless drizzle, broken only by harder squalls.
    Fred Bear, Outdoor Life, 11 June 2026
  • The latter, in particular, braids the bittersweet melodies of anorak-sporting vintage twee with ear-bleeding country-grunge that evokes Meat Puppets’ heaviest squalls.
    Colin Joyce, Pitchfork, 1 May 2026
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“Tailwinds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tailwinds. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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