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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
In early November, two major typhoons in less than a week carved a path of destruction through the Philippines.
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Helen Regan, CNN Money, 6 Dec. 2025
With two typhoons and floods pushing Asia’s economic situation into deeper distress, the death toll across Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia crossed 1,100 on Tuesday, with millions displaced and businesses struggling to cope with the impact.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 2 Dec. 2025
The two typhoons were about the 20th to strike the island chain this year, Marine officials said.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 27 Nov. 2025
The heavy rain and floods follow the country being hit by two typhoons over the last couple of months.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025
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Helen Regan, CNN Money, 6 Dec. 2025
With two typhoons and floods pushing Asia’s economic situation into deeper distress, the death toll across Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia crossed 1,100 on Tuesday, with millions displaced and businesses struggling to cope with the impact.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 2 Dec. 2025
The two typhoons were about the 20th to strike the island chain this year, Marine officials said.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 27 Nov. 2025
The heavy rain and floods follow the country being hit by two typhoons over the last couple of months.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for typhoon
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Many of his song lyrics criticize the ineffective response by the government in Puerto Rico to crises like the hurricanes that have pummeled the island and caused island-wide blackouts in recent years.—
Kiki Intarasuwan,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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Whenever these urgent hedge-fund risk-reduction events occurs, brokerage houses try to handicap how much more repositioning might be necessary to bring their posture back toward a neutral footing, like different hurricane models trying to forecast a storm’s path.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
9 Feb. 2026
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Federal authorities said the man lurking behind the cyclone fence was Routh.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
4 Feb. 2026
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The polar vortex is a persistent, large-scale cyclone that circles the Arctic and contains extremely cold air.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Typhoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/typhoon. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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