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Recent Examples of windstorm
Gursky and two other people had been out paddleboarding on the lake late Friday evening when a large windstorm rolled through the park, according to the Colorado Parks and Wildlife news release.
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
In just the past few months, FEMA has denied federal assistance for devastating floods in West Virginia and a destructive windstorm in Washington state, ProPublica reported.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 11 July 2025
When a windstorm damaged a large oak tree in their yard several years ago, John and Amy Higgins made a somewhat unconventional decision.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2025
Fire behavior and demands for protection of values at risk outpaced suppression capability of resources on the ground while the strength of the windstorm prohibited utilization of firefighting aircraft.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
In just the past few months, FEMA has denied federal assistance for devastating floods in West Virginia and a destructive windstorm in Washington state, ProPublica reported.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 11 July 2025
When a windstorm damaged a large oak tree in their yard several years ago, John and Amy Higgins made a somewhat unconventional decision.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2025
Fire behavior and demands for protection of values at risk outpaced suppression capability of resources on the ground while the strength of the windstorm prohibited utilization of firefighting aircraft.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for windstorm
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The study says the proposed four-spacecraft constellation could spot these tornadoes on the fly.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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But unlike typical National Guard domestic missions, such as helping in crises of hurricanes, wildfires or tornados, the troops sent to Washington largely patrolled popular tourist destinations such as the National Mall.—
Ellen Mitchell,
The Hill,
10 Oct. 2025
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China’s sweeping new restrictions, some of which won’t take effect until November, could deal a huge blow to East Asian economies, such as Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, which play critical roles in the global tech and artificial intelligence supply chain, as well as the auto industries.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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Though no plant jobs were lost, just reallocated, the move still came as a blow, according to UAW Local 14 President Tony Totty.—
Jackie Charniga,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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Other weather alerts in place include a gale warning, high surf advisory, and a flood advisory, among others.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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When a ship rides out a gale, the cable is let out tojust the place that this column has reached — the bitter end.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Oct. 2025
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Coastal flooding, heavy surf and wind gusts approaching 100 miles per hour along portions of Alaska’s West Coast were forecast.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Search operations continue for the three missing people as the NWS maintains flood warnings through Monday, with wind gusts reaching 70 mph in parts of Norton Sound.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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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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While flying over southeast Ohio, the Shenandoah encountered a powerful squall line that tore the airship apart.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Still, the richest, most enduring pleasures here are formal ones, beginning with the exacting still-life compositions and oily, vehement primary hues of Jenkins’ 16mm lensing, which can make a painterly subject of a maritime squall or a mustard-yellow wading boot.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Windstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windstorm. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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