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Recent Examples of windswept
The music video, which was filmed at the Million Dollar Theatre in Los Angeles, features Miley wearing stunning Iris Van Herpen Couture and Maison Margiela looks with flowing, windswept fabrics.
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Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Paros, Greece Long renowned as a source of high-quality marble, the Greek island of Paros serves as a popular tourist destination today, providing visitors with a wealth of charming villages and windswept beaches to explore.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Redford was best known as a go-to leading man of the late 1960s and 1970s, instantly recognizable for his windswept hair and widely beloved for his easy charisma.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
Soundtracking Case’s words are windswept arrangements and contagious melodies where baritone guitar, violin swells, and steady percussion crumple up feelings of dread and anxiety.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025
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Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Paros, Greece Long renowned as a source of high-quality marble, the Greek island of Paros serves as a popular tourist destination today, providing visitors with a wealth of charming villages and windswept beaches to explore.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Redford was best known as a go-to leading man of the late 1960s and 1970s, instantly recognizable for his windswept hair and widely beloved for his easy charisma.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
Soundtracking Case’s words are windswept arrangements and contagious melodies where baritone guitar, violin swells, and steady percussion crumple up feelings of dread and anxiety.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for windswept
Adjective
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Old photographs show them on windblown mountain peaks, looking scruffily handsome and nearly indistinguishable.—
Eren Orbey,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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The upper blocks throbbed and pulsed a deep blue, reflecting the pond’s windblown currents.—
Jack Korngold,
Rolling Stone,
28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Blustery, showery Northeast and Midwest Other than New England, blustery and showery conditions are likely for at least part of the day and evening on Halloween across the rest of the Northeast and the upper Midwest.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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Videos posted to Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu showed hikers shoveling snow off buried tents in blustery whiteout conditions.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The wind was gusty, though not as strong as expected based on erroneously exaggerated weather forecasts.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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At the time of the crash, a Nor'easter was imminent, and Massachusetts had rain, gusty winds and poor visibility.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Designer Daniella Kallmeyer showed how the breezy summer staple can be turned professional—by tucking it into a pair of high-waist trousers.—
Laia Garcia-Furtado,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
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The cold front is being driven by a trough — an area of lower pressure that helps steer weather systems — while winds will be on the breezier side due to Hurricane Melissa’s influence in the western Atlantic, the National Weather Service in Miami said.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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While the eradication of our species might sound like a bleak ending note, Lanthimos tells EW that audiences are divided on whether the film presents a hopeful or pessimistic view of the future.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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Duffy painted a bleak scene at airports if the shutdown is not ended before Thanksgiving travel.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The warnings also underscore the early arrival of winter weather, signaling that colder, stormier conditions are setting in across much of the region.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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However, rough surf, beach erosion, and some stormy conditions are expected along parts of the East Coast next week due to Melissa, as well as a coastal storm that is expected to develop, AccuWeather said.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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With those turbulent waters somewhat behind us, the ones under the ship claim another victim, and poor Britani runs off to throw up over the side of the boat.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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This election will likely be remembered as a beacon during a turbulent sea of democratic backsliding, restoring the values of a city which was built on immigrant innovation and an ethos of inclusion.—
Newsweek Contributors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Police, along with a local hunting association and city officials, initiated a search for the man, but were forced to suspend it after only half an hour due to inclement weather.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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In racing past Weber State 55-27 in Ogden, Utah — much of the game played in inclement weather — the Hornets produced three 100-yard rushers, churned out 397 yards on the ground and set a program record for the most points scored in a Big Sky Conference road game.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Windswept.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windswept. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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