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Recent Examples of thunderstorm
The best chance for rain may hold off until the weekend as showers and thunderstorms spread into the area, the weather service said.
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Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2025
After another round of torrential thunderstorms, a hot shower and a cup of coffee never felt so good.
—Jordan Charbonneau, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2025
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm are expected mainly between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m., with a chance of precipitation continuing into the evening.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2025
Enormous grey clouds gathered over the Bank of America Stadium as the players trudged off the field, bringing thunderstorms and a risk of lightning which delayed the match for one hour and 53 minutes.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 29 June 2025
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Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2025
After another round of torrential thunderstorms, a hot shower and a cup of coffee never felt so good.
—Jordan Charbonneau, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2025
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm are expected mainly between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m., with a chance of precipitation continuing into the evening.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2025
Enormous grey clouds gathered over the Bank of America Stadium as the players trudged off the field, bringing thunderstorms and a risk of lightning which delayed the match for one hour and 53 minutes.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 29 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thunderstorm
Noun
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Fortunately, we had been warned about Nordkapp’s chilly weather and came prepared with four layers of clothes, hats and gloves.—
Dan Fellner,
AZCentral.com,
6 July 2025
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Experience will soon allow businesses to determine the distances, sidewalk conditions, regulatory constraints and weather conditions where robots can be successful.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
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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Not your generic, garden-variety thundershower.—
Paul Douglas,
Star Tribune,
29 Apr. 2021
Noun
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New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts are possible in thunderstorms.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
The Enquirer,
11 July 2025
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The mesoscale conductive vortex essentially spun the remnants of a tropical system, causing significant ascent or rising motion to activate that moisture into condensation and precipitation in an efficient manner, according to Shepherd.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 July 2025
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“Thunderstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thunderstorm. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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