Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for windstorms
Noun
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Five feet of snow fell in Smoky Mountain National Park, and Florida experienced hurricane conditions and more than 27 tornadoes.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
22 Jan. 2026 -
Where, in the springtime, sudden storms send tornadoes tearing through towns, destroying everything in their wake.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Out in the ferocious gales of the North Sea, on the overcrowded routes of the Irish Sea and the English Channel, and off to the islands’ west, the wide Atlantic herself.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Nov. 2025
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Such physical effects of wind are translatable; and so, most important of all, are the quarters from which the blasts or the breezes or the gales appear to come.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 Nov. 2025
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My father had said to me, My heart hurt more than my body—the flesh can take blows, the heart suffers them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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However, that good news comes after Johnson suffered political blows from an obstinate City Council opposition over the recent budget, on top of other losses for his progressive agenda.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Impacts will begin late Friday into Saturday, with snow and hurricane-force wind gusts possible along parts of the North Carolina and Virginia coast by Saturday night.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Wind gusts could hit 20 to 30 mph at times in western Arizona and southeast California, while Phoenix and central Arizona will see lighter northerly breezes.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In a December meeting, commissioners acknowledged customers’ frustrations, but added that the winds blew down hundreds of power lines onto the dry landscape.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
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Powerful winds from the star's disk act like a cosmic conveyor belt, propelling the crystals into the frigid outer disk, where comets may eventually form, according to a statement from NASA.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But flooding — and not just from those tropical tempests — is a multibillion-dollar threat that is largely untracked by government agencies and often kept secret from the public.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
12 Nov. 2025
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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
Noun
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Snow squalls are intense winter weather events often associated with strong cold fronts.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2026
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Winter weather is firmly in place across South Dakota, where heavy snow squalls can create sharp differences in accumulation.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Sioux Falls Argus Leader,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Windstorms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windstorms. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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