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
In addition, there are separate lists for typhoons in the western Pacific and tropical cyclones in Australia and the Indian Ocean.
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Doyle Rice, USA Today, 29 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
Major typhoons in 2018 and 2022 brought intense rainfall that damaged terraces across the Cordillera.
—Stephen Acabado, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2026
In early November, two major typhoons in less than a week carved a path of destruction through the Philippines.
—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
The country was already recovering from an offshore earthquake and typhoons in the last few months.
—Rajeev Tyagi, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2025
Doyle Rice, USA Today, 29 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
Major typhoons in 2018 and 2022 brought intense rainfall that damaged terraces across the Cordillera.
—Stephen Acabado, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2026
In early November, two major typhoons in less than a week carved a path of destruction through the Philippines.
—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
The country was already recovering from an offshore earthquake and typhoons in the last few months.
—Rajeev Tyagi, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for typhoons
hurricanes
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The studies found 49 in coastal areas are at risk from sea-level rise or storm surge from hurricanes, with many located near highly populated areas and important ecological locales like Chesapeake Bay.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
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There is a separate list of names for Central Pacific hurricanes, which can occasionally hit Hawaii.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Typhoons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/typhoons. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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