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Noun
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Severe thunderstorms with a risk of tornadoes were possible across the Southeast on Wednesday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 2026 -
This is also the timeframe that strong damaging winds as well as tornadoes and lightning, are possible.—
Troy Bridges,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
Noun
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The weather in Wales was terrible, with snow and freezing temperatures and Arctic gales.—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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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
Noun
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This incident also led to Eckert and Hellberg nearly coming to blows before being separated by the fourth official.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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Israel and Hezbollah have continued to exchange blows, mainly in southern Lebanon, since a nominal ceasefire took hold last month.—
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Arkansas Online,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Residents can look for wind gusts of up to 40 mph.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
7 May 2026
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Sustained, strong winds with even stronger gusts are happening.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Expect east winds of about 7 mph.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
11 May 2026
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Potential hazards include winds at 60+ mph, hail and a brief tornado.—
Garfield Hylton,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 May 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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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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Political squalls are far easier to shrug off than Britain’s long-term economic problems.—
John Stepek,
Bloomberg,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Windstorms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windstorms. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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