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Recent Examples of windstorm
Some residents are still without power due to a public safety power shutoff on Wednesday during another extreme windstorm.
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Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
Motorists driving in the area will be affected, and individuals with respiratory problems are advised to remain indoors until the windstorm passes.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
The plant was closed in 2020, after its cooling towers were damaged during a violent windstorm.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2025
This year, workers will also need to assemble new 15-foot-strands of lights because many were broken during the windstorm that fueled the Eaton fire, Wardlaw said.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025
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Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
Motorists driving in the area will be affected, and individuals with respiratory problems are advised to remain indoors until the windstorm passes.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
The plant was closed in 2020, after its cooling towers were damaged during a violent windstorm.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2025
This year, workers will also need to assemble new 15-foot-strands of lights because many were broken during the windstorm that fueled the Eaton fire, Wardlaw said.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for windstorm
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Two Bulls lives in a trailer home that was one of 200 provided more than a decade ago by the Federal Emergency Management Agency following a devastating tornado.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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In December of 2015, four tornadoes ripped through the region, killing two people and injuring seven more.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In the next game, Bishop delivered a blow to Houston Texans wide receiver Nico Collins over the middle that temporarily put him out of the game.—
Dan Pompei,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Moreno and his colleagues believe there is a small window in which to strike a deal and have proposed a longer period for open enrollment to soften the blow of premium increases.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Jan. 2026
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In Milwaukee, the Weather Service's office has issued a gale warning for Lake Michigan until midnight Monday.—
Cailey Gleeson,
jsonline.com,
29 Dec. 2025
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The Great Lakes are under storm, gale, and heavy freezing spray warnings.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
29 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Sustained, strong winds with even stronger gusts are happening.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Heavy snow and strong wind gusts up to 40 mph will create hazardous travel conditions in northern El Paso County, according to the warning.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
8 Jan. 2026
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This week, Kenvue, the consumer health spin-off from Johnson & Johnson, found itself at the epicenter of a market tempest this week.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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The tempest over the logo began last week, when the company announced plans for a simplified design featuring only the company’s name.—
Dee-Ann Durbin,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Aug. 2025
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Winds will gust up to 35 MPH as squalls move through.—
Cutter Martin,
CBS News,
31 Dec. 2025
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Snow squalls could cause sudden whiteout conditions on interstates between the Great Lakes and Appalachians.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Windstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windstorm. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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