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
Best Time to Visit Hong Kong has a subtropical climate, meaning the summer season brings heat and humidity—and sometimes even typhoons.
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Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2025
Storm Wipha, which is now the third typhoon to hit the South China Sea so far this year, is expected to make landfall along Vietnam's northern coast early next week.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 19 July 2025
All are coordinated and named by a single body, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), which has a separate name list for typhoons.
—Tom Brown, Space.com, 29 June 2025
The frequency of typhoons, locally called bagyo, means Filipinos are used to responding to them.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 5 June 2025
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Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2025
Storm Wipha, which is now the third typhoon to hit the South China Sea so far this year, is expected to make landfall along Vietnam's northern coast early next week.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 19 July 2025
All are coordinated and named by a single body, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), which has a separate name list for typhoons.
—Tom Brown, Space.com, 29 June 2025
The frequency of typhoons, locally called bagyo, means Filipinos are used to responding to them.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for typhoon
Noun
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Now is the time to improve your home’s ability to withstand hurricanes.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
25 Aug. 2025
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The Atlantic hurricane season has been quiet so far with Hurricane Erin avoiding landfall in Florida and other coastal states last week.—
Emily Goodin,
Miami Herald,
25 Aug. 2025
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It was given a 60 percent chance of cyclone formation through seven says—a 10- percentage-point increase over the previous day.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Aug. 2025
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Hurricane Erin has become the first major hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season after undergoing a period of rapid strengthening to become a Category 4 cyclone.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Typhoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/typhoon. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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