as in hurricane
an extremely large, powerful, and destructive storm that occurs especially in the region of the Philippines or the China Sea
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Recent Examples of typhoon
The floats are built to withstand typhoon-level winds and nearshore conditions for up to 30 years.
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025
One person died and dozens were rescued in Alaska floodwaters from the remnants of a typhoon that pushed homes off their foundations and displaced more than 1,000 people, authorities said.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Remnants of a powerful typhoon swept into Western Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta on Oct. 12, 2025, producing a storm surge that flooded villages as far as 60 miles up the river.
—Rick Thoman, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
Emergency Management Specialists remain embedded with local emergency managers across the typhoon's path, coordinating response efforts as communities assess damage and prepare for continuing impacts.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Oct. 2025
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025
One person died and dozens were rescued in Alaska floodwaters from the remnants of a typhoon that pushed homes off their foundations and displaced more than 1,000 people, authorities said.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Remnants of a powerful typhoon swept into Western Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta on Oct. 12, 2025, producing a storm surge that flooded villages as far as 60 miles up the river.
—Rick Thoman, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
Emergency Management Specialists remain embedded with local emergency managers across the typhoon's path, coordinating response efforts as communities assess damage and prepare for continuing impacts.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for typhoon
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The storm made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday as a monstrous Category 5 hurricane before moving onto to Cuba on Wednesday and later, the Bahamas.—
Avery Schmitz,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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The storm is believed to not only be the strongest of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, it is also considered the strongest storm on record for the year.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Visited by thousands of trekkers and climbers, the region around Mount Everest has been blanketed by snow since Monday as a cyclone from the Bay of Bengal churned across India, ushering in a second bout of severe snowfall in the Himalayas this month.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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On the forecast track, the center of the cyclone is expected to move parallel to the southwestern coast of Mexico through Friday and then approach southern Baja California Sur over the weekend.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Typhoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/typhoon. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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