WESTERLIES Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

westerlies

noun

plural of westerly

as in winds

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Noun

It had been stored beneath an open-sided Florida carport when the storm's violent winds brought the structure crashing down onto it.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2026
The storm brought damaging winds and heavy rainfall to the islands of Kauai and Oahu, with the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency reporting widespread power outages on both islands.

— Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of winds

Noun

New York’s summer weather has been a trial and a tribulation, intense heat — temperatures reached over 100 degrees in Central Park on the hottest day in July — alternating with gales and floods.

— Matthew Schneier, Curbed, 27 Aug. 2026
Our arrival in the Madawaska River country of eastern Ontario, near Combermere, was noteworthy only for the snow flurries and marrow-chilling gales that howled down from Hudson Bay to greet us.

— HARRY H. EDEL, Outdoor Life, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of gales

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Their failure was perceived as part of a pattern of significant blows to union power during the Reagan era.

— Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026
Zeller sets this up ably by incorporating the sledgehammer blows of the builder hired by Toby into percussive passages of Volker Bertelmann’s ominous score.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of blows

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Reshoring is on an upward trend, but headwinds persist for manufacturers looking to bring operations closer to home.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026
His foray into the midterm elections is the latest windfall for congressional Republicans, who hope to overcome the political headwinds that ordinarily face the party in power with their substantial fundraising advantage.

— David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2026

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