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Recent Examples of windswept
Saxophonist Sonny Rollins, who spent more than two years practicing in solitude as a young man on a windswept New York bridge to reinvent his playing and become one of the giants of jazz, died at the age of 95 on Monday, May 25, his publicist said.
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William Schomberg,
USA Today,
25 May 2026
Named by her new owner, Silvia after a Mexican pop star whose 1980s hits ricochet from a rickety TV, Yuri upends Silvia’s solitary existence on a windswept island off the southern coast of Chile, setting the protagonist on a journey of self-discovery that forces her to confront childhood traumas.
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Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
Trod by more than 2,500 free-roaming bison, these windswept plains are at once quintessential Oklahoma and a modest wonder of the natural world.
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Matt Kirouac,
Travel + Leisure,
20 May 2026
And then there’s another canyon a little bit further to the east, which has some windswept plains kind of feeling.
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AFAR Media,
11 May 2026
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William Schomberg,
USA Today,
25 May 2026
Named by her new owner, Silvia after a Mexican pop star whose 1980s hits ricochet from a rickety TV, Yuri upends Silvia’s solitary existence on a windswept island off the southern coast of Chile, setting the protagonist on a journey of self-discovery that forces her to confront childhood traumas.
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Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
Trod by more than 2,500 free-roaming bison, these windswept plains are at once quintessential Oklahoma and a modest wonder of the natural world.
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Matt Kirouac,
Travel + Leisure,
20 May 2026
And then there’s another canyon a little bit further to the east, which has some windswept plains kind of feeling.
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AFAR Media,
11 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for windswept
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An air quality alert due to windblown dust is in effect in the Coachella Valley, affecting thousands of festival attendees.
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By one estimate, the change was projected to increase windblown dust by 40 to 80 tons per day.
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The blustery weather comes on the heels of an EF-1 tornado that ripped through the town of Freeland, Michigan, about 13 miles north of Saginaw, on Tuesday afternoon.
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The second World Cup, in 1934, was held in Benito Mussolini’s Italy and served his blustery model of fascism; 1978’s edition took place in Argentina, in the middle of its military junta and the disappearance of tens of thousands of dissidents.
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These storms could bring heavy rain, gusty winds, and some small hail.
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Firefighters, including 10 hand crews working in steep, rugged terrain, made progress Thursday despite triple-digit temperatures and gusty winds.
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Don’t be fooled by its breezy ’60s-analog vintage pop sound.
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Hathaway was recently spotted enjoying a vacation in sunny Saint-Tropez, her baby bump visible beneath an array of breezy maxi dresses and cover-ups, including the Anne dress from her stylist Erin Walsh’s collaboration with La Ligne.
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My father is a can-do, glass-half-full guy, a quality that has always felt like a rebuke of my own bleak world view, which makes the poor man literally wince.
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The numbers were even bleaker in other categories.
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Those showers don't encompass the entire area and will move through, bringing with them on and off stormy conditions.
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El Niño typically brings wetter conditions to the Gulf Coast and Southeast and can set up a stormier, snowier pattern for parts of California in winter.
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For SpaceX, the road was highly turbulent before the fourth Falcon 1 launch successfully reached orbit.
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Stocks closed out a turbulent week on a positive note, but a couple of winning names could soon see a decline.
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Sounds that despite of — or because of — the inclement weather, the bevy of beauties had a blast.
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If there is inclement weather, the ceremony will be held in Leamy Hall Auditorium, according to the news release.
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“Windswept.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windswept. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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