westerly

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Recent Examples of westerly First, through a combination of weaker trade winds and westerlies over the tropical Atlantic, La Niña tends to create a more placid atmosphere. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 20 May 2024 Their modest city saw an influx of evacuees from nearby rural and coastal regions soon after hot westerlies sent walls of flame into a string of towns and villages around New Year's Eve. NBC News, 11 Jan. 2020 As the land cools in the autumn, north-easterly winds replace the south-westerlies (see map). The Economist, 27 June 2019 But their move from the southern hemisphere to the northern, and the constraining effect of high pressure over Africa, sees them twisted from south-easterlies to south-westerlies. The Economist, 27 June 2019 See all Example Sentences for westerly 
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Noun
  • The gale had grown so strong that the horses and Jigsaw staff struggled to stay upright, and with limited trailers, only four horses could be evacuated at a time.
    Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Prepare to be blown away: Astronomers have recorded the most powerful planetary wind thus far — a force that pummels a giant exoplanet with gales faster than the speed of sound.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Videos from those places in this storm show blinding winds and bad road conditions.
    Lynne Silva-Breen, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The fires, fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, forced over 180,000 people to be put under evacuation orders and claimed the lives of at least 29 people.
    Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • An Idaho Supreme Court ruling against the construction of a new location for Boise’s Interfaith Sanctuary came as a blow, said Executive Director Jodi Peterson-Stigers.
    Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 1 Feb. 2025
  • The terminations would be a major blow to the historic independence of the nation’s premier federal law enforcement agency and would reflect Trump’s determination to bend the law enforcement and intelligence community to his will.
    Gqlshare, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The ocean keeps coming because of climate change, sea level rise, nor'easters, hurricanes, et cetera.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 8 July 2023
  • That morning, around 6, authorities found O'Keefe on the ground outside the Canton home just before a nor'easter struck the town with 21 inches of snow.
    Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 26 May 2023
Noun
  • Unfavorable foreign exchange could be a factor, with management anticipating a $2.1 billion headwind from currency.
    Jeff Marks, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The goals of this project are admirable, but face psychological headwinds because focusing on threats and evil is part of human nature.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025

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“Westerly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/westerly. Accessed 14 Feb. 2025.

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