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Recent Examples of thunderstorm
Chance of lightning increases as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is overhead.
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Camping in an open setting during a thunderstorm is strongly discouraged.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2026
With summer kicking off, the occasional thunderstorm to start the day is inevitable this time of year in Florida.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Surface winds are 58 mph (50 knots) or greater in a thunderstorm.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2025
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Camping in an open setting during a thunderstorm is strongly discouraged.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2026
With summer kicking off, the occasional thunderstorm to start the day is inevitable this time of year in Florida.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Surface winds are 58 mph (50 knots) or greater in a thunderstorm.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thunderstorm
Noun
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Winter weather safety The weather service advised the public to prepare for a life-threatening cold.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
23 Jan. 2026
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At least 177 million people were under watches or warnings for ice and snow and more than 200 million were under cold weather advisories or warnings.—
Emilie Megnien,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In a sudden forecast turnabout, metro Detroit went from April thundershowers and tornado warnings one day to a warm, sunny day the next, with temperatures in the upcoming week expected to reach the 70s.—
Frank Witsil,
Detroit Free Press,
6 Apr. 2023
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Speaking under dark clouds minutes after a thundershower drenched onlookers, Ms. Truss leaned on the weather as a metaphor for the economic challenges facing Britain.—
Stephen Castle,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2022
Noun
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The next cold front will move through the area on Friday, potentially bringing additional precipitation.—
Lauren Bostwick,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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At the same time, the Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas region was seeing mixed precipitation of sleet and freezing rain, with many of these areas reporting temperatures in the single digits and teens, the weather service added.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Thunderstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thunderstorm. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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