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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 typhoon and expected backlogs follow a strong August for China’s top ports, with the Shanghai and Ningbo gateways recording their highest-ever monthly container throughput throughout the month despite the massive trade shifts.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 24 Sep. 2025
The typhoon spanned 100 kilometers (62 miles) south of the city, triggering a No 10 storm warning (T10), the BBC and South China Morning Post reported.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
On Tuesday, mainland Chinese officials elevated the typhoon emergency response to Level III in Guangdong, the country’s most populous province, at more than 125 million people, as well as in the island province of Hainan.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
He was presumed dead after his ship, the USS Hull, sank amid a typhoon in the Philippine Sea in December 1944, eight months before the end of the war.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 24 Sep. 2025
The typhoon spanned 100 kilometers (62 miles) south of the city, triggering a No 10 storm warning (T10), the BBC and South China Morning Post reported.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
On Tuesday, mainland Chinese officials elevated the typhoon emergency response to Level III in Guangdong, the country’s most populous province, at more than 125 million people, as well as in the island province of Hainan.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
He was presumed dead after his ship, the USS Hull, sank amid a typhoon in the Philippine Sea in December 1944, eight months before the end of the war.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for typhoon
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The island is facing a rare one-two punch from the hurricanes, with Humberto passing nearby Tuesday and Imelda potentially making a direct hit today.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement Concerns are growing over the suspension of agencies that focus on climate and science as hurricane season approaches, including the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that responds to natural disaster events.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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Forecasters were also monitoring a second disturbance located in the Central Tropical Atlantic, which has a 40 percent chance of cyclone formation through seven days as of reporting.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Federal authorities said the man lurking behind the cyclone fence was Routh.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Typhoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/typhoon. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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