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Recent Examples of windswept
Meanwhile, the windswept moors feel like something out of a classic thriller, forbidding and alluring at once.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
In her provocative new spin on Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel, the Oscar-winning filmmaker announces from the get-go that this isn’t your grandmother’s windswept Gothic romance.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Despite the hardship, life on the windswept isle seems idyllic.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
Mostly, people just said the complex was too big and windswept for its own good, especially the lobby, all 600 feet of it.
—Christopher Robbins, Curbed, 9 Feb. 2026
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
In her provocative new spin on Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel, the Oscar-winning filmmaker announces from the get-go that this isn’t your grandmother’s windswept Gothic romance.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Despite the hardship, life on the windswept isle seems idyllic.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
Mostly, people just said the complex was too big and windswept for its own good, especially the lobby, all 600 feet of it.
—Christopher Robbins, Curbed, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for windswept
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Water running off farmlands flows into the saline lake, and less water would shrink the lake faster, affecting wildlife and nearby communities where windblown dust brings high asthma rates and other health problems.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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The South Coast Air Quality Management District issued a windblown dust advisory for much of the Inland Empire and Orange County, as well as Long Beach and the surrounding area.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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On a blustery October night in Brooklyn, an unusual crowd gathered outside the opulent Kings Theatre.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
5 Mar. 2026
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Trust is built over time, but the blustery ultimatum that Hegseth has set leaves Anthropic with no good options.—
Idrees Kahloon,
The Atlantic,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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However gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Mar. 2026
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In these areas, storms are generally more isolated and less intense, but gusty winds and heavy rain remain possible.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Temperatures behind the front will drop into the 50s and low 60s, with breezy north winds.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Oklahoman,
6 Mar. 2026
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Style them with a flowy dress for brunch dates, slacks and a blazer at work, or breezy linen pants and a T-shirt for casual wear any day of the week.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
5 Mar. 2026
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For two teens unable to use their legs, the future was especially bleak.—
Nicole Acevedo,
NBC news,
7 Mar. 2026
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So what’s to be done when things look bleak?—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The overall cloudy, rainy, and stormy pattern will result in cooler, but still above-average temperatures early next week with highs in the 70s on Sunday and only near 80 on Monday and Tuesday.—
Newsroom Meteorologist,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Mar. 2026
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The nihilistic attachment between its doomed lovers, Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, was too stormy and unruly for my tastes.—
Radhika Jones,
New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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With this goal in mind, this unusually turbulent moment may be the perfect time for family offices to make sure their plans still make sense and position them well for the next century.—
Belinda G. Schwartz,
Fortune,
7 Mar. 2026
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The leadership change comes at a turbulent moment for the Los Angeles Unified School District, which serves more than 540,000 students.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
7 Mar. 2026
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There is also a beach hut mini spa for treatments, and the hotel will lend you wellies for inclement weather.—
Felicity Capon,
TheWeek,
19 Feb. 2026
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Advertisement Moon said that officials would investigate why the skier’s’ trip continued even with the warnings of inclement weather.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Windswept.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windswept. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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