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Recent Examples of Synonyms for westerlies
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To reach the beach club, guests board an open-air white safari jeep that winds along steep dirt curves before arriving at a secluded, postcard-perfect stretch of sand.—
Molly Barstein,
Vogue,
1 Feb. 2026 -
Blustery winds sent wind-chill temperatures into the single digits and low teens across the region, the NWS said.—
Roger Simmons,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Feb. 2026
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Out in the ferocious gales of the North Sea, on the overcrowded routes of the Irish Sea and the English Channel, and off to the islands’ west, the wide Atlantic herself.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Nov. 2025
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Such physical effects of wind are translatable; and so, most important of all, are the quarters from which the blasts or the breezes or the gales appear to come.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 Nov. 2025
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The restaurant weathered the blows of COVID-19, but the relationship between Valente and his partners was strained.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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The Horns landed several big blows, but the knockout shot never connected.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
30 Jan. 2026
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Despite those headwinds, Disney’s parks business rebounded sharply starting in 2021 and 2022 as resorts reopened and travel demand returned.—
Allie Canal,
NBC news,
3 Feb. 2026
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On a fiscal first quarter earnings call Monday, Disney executives noted that international visitation to its domestic parks was facing headwinds.—
Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Westerlies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/westerlies. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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