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Recent Examples of windswept
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.
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Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025
Get ready to explore the Red Planet — our dusty, windswept neighbor that's captured human imagination for centuries.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2025
For seven years, Michael Polsky has been trying to build a high-voltage power line from the windswept prairies of Kansas to the ravenous electrical grids of the Midwest and East Coast.
—Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
We’re used to hearing about fires in the remote forests of Canada, the drought stricken Rocky Mountains, or the windswept Great Plains.
—Andrew Montequin, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025
Get ready to explore the Red Planet — our dusty, windswept neighbor that's captured human imagination for centuries.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2025
For seven years, Michael Polsky has been trying to build a high-voltage power line from the windswept prairies of Kansas to the ravenous electrical grids of the Midwest and East Coast.
—Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
We’re used to hearing about fires in the remote forests of Canada, the drought stricken Rocky Mountains, or the windswept Great Plains.
—Andrew Montequin, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for windswept
Adjective
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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
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Dark-wash stovepipes, discreet handbag, some fine shades, and the unbeatable look is windblown and truly fresh-off-the-boat.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Tropical Storm Imelda began to pull away from Florida Monday afternoon, taking its blustery winds and heavy rains with it.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
29 Sep. 2025
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Wind energy is also highly reliable and cheap in the wintertime, benefiting from blustery New England weather, Dykes said.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Humberto is passing west of the island as a large hurricane Tuesday, bringing bands of rain, gusty winds and dangerous surf.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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The National Weather Service (NWS) warned that the snowfall will be accompanied with gusty winds of up to 50 mph.—
Matthew Robinson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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There still can be some heavy rain and breezy conditions through Tuesday along the Southeast coast.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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All three living areas provide breezy sea vistas and open out to sunlit terraces.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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While there is still a chance that Sanders and Colorado can turn things around, the rest of the season is looking bleak.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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From a bleak job hunt upon her arrival in 2016 to undergoing treatment for her second bout with breast cancer during the uncertainty and fear of COVID, Davis recalls her journey through raw vulnerability and splashes of humor.—
Essence,
Essence,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The second is a stormy area moving over the northern Caribbean that could become a tropical depression this weekend and potentially Tropical Storm Imelda not long after.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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And with the sonic submarine yanked prematurely to a stormy surface, the rain, lightning and thunder began again.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Palace’s results this season are all the more impressive on the back of a turbulent summer that was totally overshadowed by the decisions made by UEFA and the Court of Arbitration for Sport to demote the club from the Europa League to the Conference League.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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While hundreds of people who were arrested went free without charge during that turbulent year, prosecutors are now pointing to those past protests in a warning to people who hope to send a message about ICE.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The start of Round 2 was delayed until 11:15 a.m. Saturday due to inclement weather.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
21 Sep. 2025
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Even with a full rainbow arcing the field on Homecoming night at Mustang Stadium, the game’s start was delayed 30 minutes due to inclement weather.—
Frank Rajkowski,
Twin Cities,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Windswept.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windswept. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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