Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for windstorms
Noun
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May in Oklahoma tends to yield storms and tornadoes.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025 -
Intense thunderstorm lines can produce brief tornadoes and widespread significant wind damage.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The threat of thunderstorms, gales, and violent lightning led to the cancellation of the final day of SailGP competition in Saint-Tropez.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Southern China also shuts down Southern China’s Hainan Island saw heavy rainfall and gales as the typhoon brushed past the island on Sunday.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Both offenses traded blows, with Brewer receiver Devan Roberts landing the last one.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Oct. 2025
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Tense exchanges and frequent interruptions have marked the evening, as both candidates seek to land decisive blows ahead of Election Day.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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And the autumn Paris weather played nice — just a few gusts knocking down some lamps and a few showers prompting umbrellas to save our gear!—
Greg Palkot,
FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Sierra ridge gusts up to 100 mph.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But instead of clouds and rain, these electromagnetic tempests are made of plasma, charged particles whipped into motion by Earth's magnetic field.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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The force of the collision pushed up mountains three miles high; millions of years of tempests wore them down.—
Kevin West,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said on Wednesday the World Food Program is active in the Caribbean where Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to bring heavy rainfall and high winds to the region.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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Hurricane watches are in effect for Jamaica and parts of Haiti, meaning hurricane-force winds are possible by the weekend.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Windstorms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windstorms. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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