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Recent Examples of windstorm
Eight tornadoes were reported in north-central Illinois, and additional straight-line windstorm damage was reported near Chicago and Indianapolis.
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Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2025
High winds worsened the devastation, with over 710 windstorm reports filed across central and eastern states.
—Robert Shackelford, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
Especially valuable for biodiversity are areas of regenerating forests that grow after fires or other disturbances such as windstorms, in places where live and dead trees in the disturbed forests have not been cut.
—Reed Frederick Noss, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
And Manzanar is known for incredible windstorms and dust storms.
—Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
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Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2025
High winds worsened the devastation, with over 710 windstorm reports filed across central and eastern states.
—Robert Shackelford, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
Especially valuable for biodiversity are areas of regenerating forests that grow after fires or other disturbances such as windstorms, in places where live and dead trees in the disturbed forests have not been cut.
—Reed Frederick Noss, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
And Manzanar is known for incredible windstorms and dust storms.
—Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for windstorm
Noun
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The tornado destroyed the structure a few years later.—
Ben Finley,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
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Following the tornado, about 500 McCullough students spent about three weeks at the Gary Area Career Center before returning to McCullough after the gymnasium section was cordoned off.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2025
Noun
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The Senate parliamentarian's guidance has delivered several blows to key GOP provisions, including an effort to exclude undocumented immigrants from receiving Medicaid benefits and a plan to lower provider taxes, which states use to help fund their portion of Medicaid costs.—
June 27,
CBS News,
27 June 2025
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The Senate parliamentarian has advised that a Medicaid provider tax overhaul central to President Donald Trump’s tax cut and spending bill does not adhere to the chamber’s procedural rules, delivering a crucial blow as Republicans rush to finish the package this week.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Liverpool can get quite frosty in late March and early April, what with gales blowing in off the Irish Sea, but the rule at Aintree on Grand National weekend, and with emphasis on Ladies Day, is: Skin is in.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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The storm, named Eowyn, brought gales to Ireland throughout Friday morning and afternoon, according to the Irish Meteorological Service.—
Claire Moses,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The fire occurred on a breezy spring day, with strong gusts blowing from west to east, pushing flames and thick black smoke along the pier toward the shore.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 June 2025
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One strong gust of wind can be enough to flip one of these trailers onto its side.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
22 June 2025
Noun
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These tempests created unpredictable conditions on the peak, confounded meteorologists, and stymied elite climbers hoping to set speed records.—
Ben Ayers,
Outside Online,
4 June 2025
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Into this local tempest rode Richard Spencer on his own high white horse.—
Deborah Baker
June 3,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2025
Noun
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The ship, Celebrity Edge, drifted from the pier during a sudden wind squall but was maneuvered back by the captain.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
17 June 2025
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The Summit Venture, riding high in the water and thus more vulnerable to the wind, was entering the port for a load of phosphate when a sudden, blinding squall engulfed it.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2025
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“Windstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windstorm. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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