as in hurricanes
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 typhoons
Among them was Typhoon Molave, which Vietnamese officials at the time described as one of the worst typhoons to strike the country in two decades.
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Faye Bradley, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Scientists across the globe agree that nations need to rapidly embrace renewable energy to stave off the worst effects of climate change, including extreme heat and drought; larger, more intense wildfires and supercharged hurricanes, typhoons and rainstorms that lead to catastrophic flooding.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Aug. 2025
Hurricanes and typhoons are both broken into five numbered categories, which are collectively called the .
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2025
Unlike 20 years ago, when the devastating Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami of December 26, 2004 killed more than 200,000 people, 2024 was a year of mounting casualties from typhoons, floods, heat waves and droughts.
—Curtis S. Chin and Jose B. Collazo, CNBC, 25 Dec. 2024
Others, however, see the Christmas spirit persist in the resilience of communities impacted by typhoons.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 22 Dec. 2024
Cyclones, also known as typhoons and called hurricanes in North America, are enormous heat engines of wind and rain that feed on warm ocean water and moist air.
—Lex Harvey, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Hurricanes and typhoons form in the Atlantic and western Pacific, respectively.
—Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 15 Dec. 2024
Interesting Engineering has reported how Chinese equipment manufacturers build larger wind turbines that can withstand the strong winds of typhoons and hurricanes.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 13 Dec. 2024
Faye Bradley, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Scientists across the globe agree that nations need to rapidly embrace renewable energy to stave off the worst effects of climate change, including extreme heat and drought; larger, more intense wildfires and supercharged hurricanes, typhoons and rainstorms that lead to catastrophic flooding.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Aug. 2025
Hurricanes and typhoons are both broken into five numbered categories, which are collectively called the .
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2025
Unlike 20 years ago, when the devastating Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami of December 26, 2004 killed more than 200,000 people, 2024 was a year of mounting casualties from typhoons, floods, heat waves and droughts.
—Curtis S. Chin and Jose B. Collazo, CNBC, 25 Dec. 2024
Others, however, see the Christmas spirit persist in the resilience of communities impacted by typhoons.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 22 Dec. 2024
Cyclones, also known as typhoons and called hurricanes in North America, are enormous heat engines of wind and rain that feed on warm ocean water and moist air.
—Lex Harvey, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Hurricanes and typhoons form in the Atlantic and western Pacific, respectively.
—Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 15 Dec. 2024
Interesting Engineering has reported how Chinese equipment manufacturers build larger wind turbines that can withstand the strong winds of typhoons and hurricanes.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 13 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for typhoons
hurricanes
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Florida, surrounded by water, has seen the centers of 324 hurricanes and tropical storms pass within 50 miles since 1950.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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In the last ten years, Truchelut said, there’s been an uptick in intense, damaging hurricanes churning through the Gulf at the close of the season.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Typhoons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/typhoons. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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