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Recent Examples of thunderstorm
At night, rain and possibly a thunderstorm.
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Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 20 Oct. 2025
This Stephen King adaptation stars Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden and Andre Braugher and tells the story of a small group of people in Bridgton, Maine who meet in a supermarket to find supplies after a thunderstorm and start to notice an eerie mist cloaking the presence of monsters among them.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2025
The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2025
The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
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Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 20 Oct. 2025
This Stephen King adaptation stars Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden and Andre Braugher and tells the story of a small group of people in Bridgton, Maine who meet in a supermarket to find supplies after a thunderstorm and start to notice an eerie mist cloaking the presence of monsters among them.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2025
The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2025
The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thunderstorm
Noun
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America's population mobility has little equal on the world stage, as people continue seeking more affordable housing, better weather and new job opportunities.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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Some weather models hint that rain could reach the metro, but most forecasts still show the bulk of the rain staying farther east.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
3 Nov. 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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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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Temperatures are generally near normal, with precipitation slightly above average.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Their prediction is above normal temperatures and equal chances (could be above, below or normal numbers) of precipitation.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Thunderstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thunderstorm. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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