visibilities

Definition of visibilitiesnext
plural of visibility

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of visibilities When this happens, visibilities frequently drop to one-quarter of a mile or less. Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2026 In addition, strong winds over desert areas could result in briefly lowered visibilities to well under a mile at times in blowing dust or blowing sand. Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 May 2026 Maia Pandey The National Weather Service officially defines a blizzard as a storm with large amounts of snow or as blowing snow with winds stronger than 35 mph and visibilities lower than a quarter mile for at least three hours. Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 16 Mar. 2026 Lake effect snow bands could create heavy snow squalls and the strong winds will lead to rapidly fluctuating visibilities with near whiteout conditions possible. Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 13 Dec. 2024 During late Tuesday through Wednesday, travel could become difficult and visibilities may drop below 1/4 mile due to falling and blowing snow. Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024 The National Weather Service defines a blizzard as a storm that contains large amounts of snow or blowing snow with winds in excess of 35 mph and visibilities of less than 1/4 mile for at least three hours. John Bacon, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024 Fog may sometimes reduce visibilities to below a quarter of a mile, especially in area river valleys. Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for visibilities
Noun
  • The sky served up no shortage of spectacle in 2025 —from lunar liaisons, solar prominences and fleeting meteor showers, to aurora and nebula scenes that unfold on a scale almost too massive for the human mind to comprehend.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Instead, the Economy seat puts pressure on the bonny prominences of the hip and restricts blood circulation.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • The airline is also honoring Spirit frequent-flyer statuses and benefits on Southwest, such as early boarding.
    Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 2 May 2026
  • With no funding to help implement new requirements, staff members were reassigned to learn about immigration statuses, according to an email obtained via a records request.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The biggest takeaway from these results is that tanking can have a negative downstream effect on the reputations of those teams’ coaches.
    Josh Robbins, New York Times, 6 May 2026
  • The show’s first-time writers are pinning their theater reputations on its fate.
    Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 6 May 2026

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“Visibilities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visibilities. Accessed 15 May. 2026.

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