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
The country is also battered by about 20 typhoons and storms each year.
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Hong Kong typically experiences about six typhoons annually, but Ragasa marks the ninth typhoon so far this year, according to the City University of Hong Kong.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Hong Kong International Airport expects flights to be cut starting Tuesday as the Asian financial hub braces for one of its strongest super typhoons in years.
—Danny Lee, Fortune, 20 Sep. 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
Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Hong Kong typically experiences about six typhoons annually, but Ragasa marks the ninth typhoon so far this year, according to the City University of Hong Kong.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Hong Kong International Airport expects flights to be cut starting Tuesday as the Asian financial hub braces for one of its strongest super typhoons in years.
—Danny Lee, Fortune, 20 Sep. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for typhoons
hurricanes
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Now is the time to improve your home’s ability to withstand hurricanes.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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East Pacific hurricanes Hilary and Irwin experienced this version of the Fujiwhara effect in 2017.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Typhoons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/typhoons. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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