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Recent Examples of windstorm
But gathering that data is like trying to build a house of cards in a windstorm.
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Marianne Lehnis, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
State of play: The Seattle Department of Transportation, which owns and maintains the building told us this:
A wooden arm on the south face of the clock became detached on Dec. 20, most likely due to windstorms earlier in the month, department spokesperson Ethan Bergerson told Axios.
—Christine Clarridge, Axios, 24 Feb. 2025
Following the windstorm, the Randallstown chapter of the NAACP wrote a letter to the Public Service Commission on Sunday, asking the utility to investigate why so many BGE customers lose power and questioning their grid resiliency.
—Shaela Foster, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2025
If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacramento Bee, 15 Mar. 2025
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Marianne Lehnis, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
State of play: The Seattle Department of Transportation, which owns and maintains the building told us this:
A wooden arm on the south face of the clock became detached on Dec. 20, most likely due to windstorms earlier in the month, department spokesperson Ethan Bergerson told Axios.
—Christine Clarridge, Axios, 24 Feb. 2025
Following the windstorm, the Randallstown chapter of the NAACP wrote a letter to the Public Service Commission on Sunday, asking the utility to investigate why so many BGE customers lose power and questioning their grid resiliency.
—Shaela Foster, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2025
If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacramento Bee, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for windstorm
Noun
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Through the end of the week, the same southern states will be at risk of severe thunderstorms, large hail and tornadoes as a line of showers barrels across the region.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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There’s the suitcase that remained intact after a plane crash, and another that came through a tornado.—
Elisa Wouk Almino,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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What’s 42 to 43? Into a black place of great blows from the little mountains from the sea came.—
John Berryman,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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With a blow of his whistle, all sorts of words applied: pandemonium, euphoria, mania.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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More:The legendary gales of November left the Great Lakes strewn with tragic shipwrecks Michigan was once the lead supplier of rye to distilleries Before Prohibition, which occurred from 1920 to 1933, Michigan was the largest rye-producing state in the country.—
Caitlin Looby,
Journal Sentinel,
31 Dec. 2024
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The alerts consisted of gale warnings, hazardous seas warnings, small craft advisories and rip current statements.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Residents may experience wind gusts of up to 40 mph.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Apr. 2025
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The storms are foreseen to bring wind gusts of up to 40 mph and marble-sized hail (0.5 inches).—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Their trading desks bustle as clients navigate the next tariff tempest.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Anti-Diversity Policies: The U.S. State Department is seeking to quell a diplomatic tempest roiling Europe after several American Embassies sent letters to foreign contractors instructing them to certify their compliance with Trump’s policies aimed at unraveling diversity programs.—
Victoria Kim,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Despite some heavy rainstorms and squalls of snow in recent months, the Sierra Nevada snowpack today stands at 90% of average, according to state officials.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
1 Apr. 2025
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The world of Rudolph’s movie is awash in the blather and squall of media.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Windstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windstorm. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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