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Along the dry shorelines, windblown dust contributes to harmful air pollution in low-income, predominantly Latino communities, where people suffer from asthma and other respiratory illnesses at high rates.
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
The Cubs had runners in scoring position in the second, third and fourth innings but came away with only one run on a windblown fly ball by Pete Crow-Armstrong that blew in several feet and eluded Heliot Ramos in left for an RBI double.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
The ski line is at a relatively low elevation, and the very top of it commonly avalanches and collects windblown snow.
—Jake Stern, Outside Online, 25 Apr. 2025
These pinnacles are surrounded by miles of windblown sand and bordered by mesas and buttes.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2025
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
The Cubs had runners in scoring position in the second, third and fourth innings but came away with only one run on a windblown fly ball by Pete Crow-Armstrong that blew in several feet and eluded Heliot Ramos in left for an RBI double.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
The ski line is at a relatively low elevation, and the very top of it commonly avalanches and collects windblown snow.
—Jake Stern, Outside Online, 25 Apr. 2025
These pinnacles are surrounded by miles of windblown sand and bordered by mesas and buttes.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for windblown
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Meanwhile, Wendy enters the lab to chat with the aliens, using a language that consists of clicks and sighs — like a swarm of insects nesting in a windswept forest.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
27 Aug. 2025
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Get ready to explore the Red Planet — our dusty, windswept neighbor that's captured human imagination for centuries.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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The area could see gusty winds, localized blowing dust and heavy rainfall.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Around 1,000 firefighters are battling the huge inferno—which was only 7 percent contained at the start of the week—amid gusty winds and dry conditions.—
Matthew Robinson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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And an almost incidental scene, in which the NSA’s North Korea expert (Greta Lee) watches a Battle of Gettysburg reenactment with her son on a day off, seems a sardonic acknowledgment that war for America is a blustery display with little long-range vision.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Sep. 2025
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For something more exclusive, the Seychelles, an archipelago nation in the Indian Ocean, delivers barefoot luxury—from breezy suites on Mahé (the largest island of Seychelles) to private-island hideaways.—
Karin Jones,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Sep. 2025
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From breezy beach houses to polished family homes, the firm’s work is perfectly tailored to the clients’ needs.—
Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Windblown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windblown. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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