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
Milton was a category 3 storm, resulting in a tornado outbreak in east-central Florida that damaged buildings and power lines.
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Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
The National Weather Service even confirmed a tornado touched down in the area, KENS5 reported.
—Tj MacIas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2025
After initially denying a request for federal aid for a destructive round of spring tornadoes in Arkansas, Trump reversed course following an appeal and conversation with Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
The public needed a generation to accept automobile seat belts and tornado shelters; new safety standards had to be met with changes in the culture.
—Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025
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Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
The National Weather Service even confirmed a tornado touched down in the area, KENS5 reported.
—Tj MacIas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2025
After initially denying a request for federal aid for a destructive round of spring tornadoes in Arkansas, Trump reversed course following an appeal and conversation with Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
The public needed a generation to accept automobile seat belts and tornado shelters; new safety standards had to be met with changes in the culture.
—Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tornado
hurricane
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The Philippines is no stranger to typhoons and Kalmaegi made landfall as the equivalent of a category 2 hurricane – the 20th named storm to impact the country this year, according to local officials.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Some of this, of course, is related to fires in California and hurricanes in the southeast that destroyed an enormous amount of utility infrastructure.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Tornado.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tornado. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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