WINDBLOWN Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

windblown

adjective

Definition of windblown

as in windswept

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Recent Examples of windblown The South Coast Air Quality Management District issued a windblown dust advisory for much of the Inland Empire and Orange County, as well as Long Beach and the surrounding area. — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026 On Long Island, where open farm fields can expose roads to snowdrifts, highway superintendents are preparing by checking snow fences, which help trap windblown snow, and readying large snow-blowing trucks. — Anusha Mathur, NPR, 24 Jan. 2026 The upper blocks throbbed and pulsed a deep blue, reflecting the pond’s windblown currents. — Jack Korngold, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025 In California, an air quality alert has been issued due to harmful levels of particle pollution from windblown dust in the Coachella Valley. — Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for windblown

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The drive winds through leafy forest, windswept prairie, and sparkling shoreline from just outside Manistee on Michigan’s west coast to the southern end of West Grand Traverse Bay.

— Stacy Conde, Midwest Living, 9 July 2026
California purchased the swath of rocky cliffs and windswept shoreline in the 1960s to expand the construction of Highway 1 and create a scenic viewpoint for highway travelers, according to a California Coastal Commission report.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026

Definition of windswept

Adjective

The horses splashed fetlocks through the mud and water stood in little pools all about the desert, glistening ripples of silver in the blustery gusts of wind.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 July 2026
Its sweet scent carries memories of late winter afternoons in campagna beneath blustery gray skies.

— Angelica Calabrese, Longreads, 7 July 2026

Definition of blustery

Adjective

Willit Quick-dry Cargo Skort, $14 (originally $19) Amazon’s Outlet is packed with breezy styles under $25 that make getting dressed in the July heat more manageable.

— Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2026
Adding a pair of slip-on sandals to a vacation ensemble immediately feels both breezy and stylish.

— India Roby, Glamour, 16 July 2026

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