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
Alaska is the fastest-warming US state and is no stranger to sudden major rainstorms and strong typhoons.
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Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
Shooting on location meant dealing with typhoons, scorpions and snakes, and working with kids meant shorter work days.
—Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
The powerful storm, which had winds reach at least 175 mph, hit before most typhoons form between May and October, though NASA said the season is yearlong in the Western Pacific.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
Co is one of several powerful legislators, including former House Speaker Martin Romualdez and former Senate President Francis Escudero, who were accused of pocketing huge kickbacks from flood control projects in an Asian archipelago prone to deadly floodings and typhoons.
—ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
Hunter, who has weathered numerous typhoons, told The AP this felt like the strongest yet.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Moreover, the atoll is vulnerable to typhoons, storm surges, as well as long-term sea level rise.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2026
In an interview with the Library of Congress Veterans History Project, Williams mentioned not only having survived multiple typhoons but six Kamikaze attacks during the invasions of Iwo Jima and Okinawa, as well as attacks by suicide swimmers and suicide boats.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
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
Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
Shooting on location meant dealing with typhoons, scorpions and snakes, and working with kids meant shorter work days.
—Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
The powerful storm, which had winds reach at least 175 mph, hit before most typhoons form between May and October, though NASA said the season is yearlong in the Western Pacific.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
Co is one of several powerful legislators, including former House Speaker Martin Romualdez and former Senate President Francis Escudero, who were accused of pocketing huge kickbacks from flood control projects in an Asian archipelago prone to deadly floodings and typhoons.
—ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
Hunter, who has weathered numerous typhoons, told The AP this felt like the strongest yet.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Moreover, the atoll is vulnerable to typhoons, storm surges, as well as long-term sea level rise.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2026
In an interview with the Library of Congress Veterans History Project, Williams mentioned not only having survived multiple typhoons but six Kamikaze attacks during the invasions of Iwo Jima and Okinawa, as well as attacks by suicide swimmers and suicide boats.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for typhoons
hurricanes
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Scotch bonnets are a temperamental crop; the most recent harvest was devastated by hurricanes in Jamaica — a key producer — as well as disease and pests.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
2 June 2026
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Mother Nature conjured up five hurricanes last year, with four reaching major hurricane status on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.—
Meredith Garofalo,
Space.com,
1 June 2026
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“Typhoons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/typhoons. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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