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Recent Examples of windblown
Old photographs show them on windblown mountain peaks, looking scruffily handsome and nearly indistinguishable.
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Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
The upper blocks throbbed and pulsed a deep blue, reflecting the pond’s windblown currents.
—Jack Korngold, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025
Dark-wash stovepipes, discreet handbag, some fine shades, and the unbeatable look is windblown and truly fresh-off-the-boat.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 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
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Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
The upper blocks throbbed and pulsed a deep blue, reflecting the pond’s windblown currents.
—Jack Korngold, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025
Dark-wash stovepipes, discreet handbag, some fine shades, and the unbeatable look is windblown and truly fresh-off-the-boat.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for windblown
Adjective
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And Hammond is roughly the same distance from downtown Chicago as Arlington Heights; whichever direction the team moves, leaving windswept Soldier Field for the artificial environment of a dome means abandoning some of the proud misery that defines Bears football.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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And as any major dude will tell you, dads love a certain windswept genre of music and can list off the full credits for every member of Toto.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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For now, the are remains dry with a westerly breeze that will be gusty at times in the afternoon and early evening.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2026
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Thankfully, the winds will not be as gusty as on Monday.—
Gregory Padgett,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The front brought blustery north winds and an almost 60-degree drop in temperatures from Sunday afternoon to Monday morning.—
Newsroom Meteorologist,
Austin American Statesman,
17 Mar. 2026
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Expect blustery winds, lightning and heavy rain through the morning.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Saturday will be a cloudy, cool and breezy day, with highs only reaching around 66°.—
Michael Autovino,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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His breezy chat by the bay was over in less than five minutes.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Windblown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windblown. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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