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
Myrtle, a midsize pet tortoise, survived a deadly tornado and went missing last month.
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 15 Apr. 2025
Devastating storms brought tornado damage and floods to a wide area in the South and Midwest the day after the CDC cut its team that responds to such disasters.
—Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 15 Apr. 2025
Catastrophic rain, storms and tornadoes ripped across the U.S. last week.
—Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025
During his career, Marciano has covered nearly every major natural disaster experienced in the United States, including floods, tornadoes, blizzards, and erupting volcanos in Hawaii.
—Rob Marciano, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 15 Apr. 2025
Devastating storms brought tornado damage and floods to a wide area in the South and Midwest the day after the CDC cut its team that responds to such disasters.
—Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 15 Apr. 2025
Catastrophic rain, storms and tornadoes ripped across the U.S. last week.
—Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025
During his career, Marciano has covered nearly every major natural disaster experienced in the United States, including floods, tornadoes, blizzards, and erupting volcanos in Hawaii.
—Rob Marciano, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tornado
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“Tornado.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tornado. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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