as in hurricane
a violent and destructive storm in which powerful winds move around a central point
A siren alerted the town that they were in the path of a tornado. a tornado warning
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Recent Examples of tornado
Weather radars show a tornado is possible, along with pea-sized hail.
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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 24 June 2025
Missing, however, was the museum’s founder Joseph Randall Shapiro, who died just days earlier at the age of 91.
2011: Ferocious winds spawned tornadoes that hit Downers Grove and Mount Prospect, but warning sirens in the communities remained silent.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2025
Following the tornado, about 500 McCullough students spent about three weeks at the Gary Area Career Center before returning to McCullough after the gymnasium section was cordoned off.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025
The tornado destroyed the structure a few years later.
—Ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 24 June 2025
Missing, however, was the museum’s founder Joseph Randall Shapiro, who died just days earlier at the age of 91.
2011: Ferocious winds spawned tornadoes that hit Downers Grove and Mount Prospect, but warning sirens in the communities remained silent.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2025
Following the tornado, about 500 McCullough students spent about three weeks at the Gary Area Career Center before returning to McCullough after the gymnasium section was cordoned off.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025
The tornado destroyed the structure a few years later.
—Ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tornado
hurricane
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The council is expected to complete its work by May 2026, suggesting that the Trump administration intends to eliminate or restructure FEMA in the period between the 2025 hurricane season and the 2026 hurricane season.—
Rebecca Hersher,
NPR,
26 June 2025
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The kind of housing that can withstand the hurricanes that frequently pound Florida and the heat waves that bake the state.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2025
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“Tornado.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tornado. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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