visibilities

plural of visibility

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Recent Examples of visibilities All of West Michigan may see visibilities below 1 mile at times, and areas east of US-131 and north of I-96 may see visibility below 1/4 mile. Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 17 July 2026 When this happens, visibilities frequently drop to one-quarter of a mile or less. Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 5 July 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, 28 June 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 Locally visibilities near zero in fog prone areas. Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 9 Mar. 2026 Officially, the National Weather Service defines a blizzard as a storm, which contains large amounts of snow or blowing snow, with winds in excess of 35 mph and visibilities of less than 1/4 mile for an extended period of time (at least 3 hours). Phil Helsel, NBC news, 23 Feb. 2026 These strong winds pick up available snow from the ground, or blow any snow which is falling, creating very low visibilities and the potential for significant drifting of snow. Katie Landeck, The Providence Journal, 22 Feb. 2026 Heavier snow showers could produce limited visibilities. Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for visibilities
Noun
  • Totality also brought glimpses of pinkish-red prominences—fountains of plasma arcing above the sun’s surface, dancing at the moon’s edge.
    Claire Cameron & Lee Billings, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026
  • These are usually prominences — immense structures of hydrogen plasma suspended above the sun's surface by magnetic fields.
    Jamie Carter, Space.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Rising costs of living and confusion over student loan statuses could make things even worse.
    AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The three are to act as a collective diplomatic bloc, combining their middle-power statuses on the world stage.
    Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Sure, training camp always inflates the reputations of a receiver who can win a 50-50 ball against second-string cornerbacks.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • But credibility—the kind that moves an investor, closes a deal or survives due diligence—still flows from editorial placements in publications with reputations built over decades.
    Ohad Ben Artzi, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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“Visibilities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visibilities. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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