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Recent Examples of windstorm
This 30-foot sign from the '50s collapsed during a windstorm in 2014 and was donated to the Mesa Preservation Foundation in 2019.
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Jessica Boehm, Axios, 21 May 2025
Eight tornadoes were reported in north-central Illinois, and additional straight-line windstorm damage was reported near Chicago and Indianapolis.
—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
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Jessica Boehm, Axios, 21 May 2025
Eight tornadoes were reported in north-central Illinois, and additional straight-line windstorm damage was reported near Chicago and Indianapolis.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for windstorm
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The National Weather Service reported a weak tornado touched down near Omar, Delaware, on Monday afternoon, damaging only a small patch of trees.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
1 July 2025
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At other times, conditions may be less than perfect, and a tornado will suddenly appear.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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In another blow to China’s push to become a regional leader, India on Thursday rejected signing a joint statement facilitated by the Shanghai Cooperation Organization—one such grouping set up by China and Russia to counter U.S. influence.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
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
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From the Oregon border to San Diego, NWS issued a combination of gale warnings, hazardous seas, and beach hazards statements.—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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The tire marks from dump trucks hadn’t yet been blown away by the incessant gales of the high desert.—
Susanne Rust,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
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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
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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
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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 8 Jul. 2025.
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