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Recent Examples of windstorm
The 2023 jury found the Berkshire utility liable for negligently failing to shut down power lines during a powerful windstorm, contributing to four separate wildfires that caused significant property damage.
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Alex Crippen, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2026
Despite a cold, weeknight windstorm, Cody residents turned out in force for Protect Wyoming’s first public event this week.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 3 Apr. 2026
The program would offer grants of up to $10,000 to allow homeowners to retrofit their property to better protect them from hurricane, tornado, hail and other windstorm damage.
—Alex Rozier, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
Strong winds can make travel difficult, the advisory warned, urging residents to take extra caution, including watching for falling debris and trees and, in high-wind warning zones, remaining in the lower levels of their home during a windstorm and avoiding windows.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
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Alex Crippen, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2026
Despite a cold, weeknight windstorm, Cody residents turned out in force for Protect Wyoming’s first public event this week.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 3 Apr. 2026
The program would offer grants of up to $10,000 to allow homeowners to retrofit their property to better protect them from hurricane, tornado, hail and other windstorm damage.
—Alex Rozier, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
Strong winds can make travel difficult, the advisory warned, urging residents to take extra caution, including watching for falling debris and trees and, in high-wind warning zones, remaining in the lower levels of their home during a windstorm and avoiding windows.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for windstorm
Noun
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Widespread destructive wind gusts, large hail, and possibly strong tornadoes are expected in parts of the Plains on Tuesday, with the greatest threat of tornadoes occurring in North Dakota.—
Melissa Griffin,
ABC News,
9 June 2026
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Where to seek shelter at home should a tornado threaten the area.—
Vytas Reid,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
Noun
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The injury to Flaherty is another blow to the Tigers, who have been dealing with injuries to their roster all season.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
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That was the final blow for the Royals.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2026
Noun
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National Weather Service The NWS also issued a host of marine hazards, including gale warnings, high surf advisories, small craft advisories and beach hazards for most of Southern California's coastal communities.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
15 May 2026
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Ponson had heard the lore of fast-developing storms in the northern Gulf — systems that escaped the notice of meteorologists — before exploding into near-gale winds, towering waves and rare but deadly storms.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Widespread destructive wind gusts, large hail, and possibly strong tornadoes are expected in parts of the Plains on Tuesday, with the greatest threat of tornadoes occurring in North Dakota.—
Melissa Griffin,
ABC News,
9 June 2026
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Sustained, strong winds with even stronger gusts are happening.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
Noun
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One version of the nation’s history anchors itself in the efforts to navigate those tempests, to better the imperfect tools bequeathed to us by imperfect men.—
Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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For now, Buttigieg has chosen to wait out the tempests in Traverse City, the hometown of his husband, Chasten, a former schoolteacher.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Cold rain fell in an endless drizzle, broken only by harder squalls.—
Fred Bear,
Outdoor Life,
11 June 2026
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The latter, in particular, braids the bittersweet melodies of anorak-sporting vintage twee with ear-bleeding country-grunge that evokes Meat Puppets’ heaviest squalls.—
Colin Joyce,
Pitchfork,
1 May 2026
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“Windstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windstorm. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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