1
: a periodic wind especially in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia
2
: the season of the southwest monsoon in India and adjacent areas that is characterized by very heavy rainfall
3
: rainfall that is associated with the monsoon
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floods caused by summer monsoons
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Officials pointed to broader regional threats, noting that the West's worsening drought, coupled with the erratic summer monsoon season, has led to more frequent lightning strikes and fire starts.
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Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025
The atmospheric pattern that typically brings rain during the monsoon is still taking shape.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 11 July 2025
Just days after flash flooding devastated the Hill Country of Texas, killing more than 100, three people have died in New Mexico after monsoon rains triggered flash flooding.
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The fruit is usually ripe by mid-June, opening a one-to-four-week harvesting window until the fruit is spoiled by the first summer monsoons.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
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Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025
The atmospheric pattern that typically brings rain during the monsoon is still taking shape.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 11 July 2025
Just days after flash flooding devastated the Hill Country of Texas, killing more than 100, three people have died in New Mexico after monsoon rains triggered flash flooding.
—Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 9 July 2025
The fruit is usually ripe by mid-June, opening a one-to-four-week harvesting window until the fruit is spoiled by the first summer monsoons.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
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“Monsoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monsoon. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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monsoon
noun
mon·soon
män-ˈsün 
1
: a periodic wind in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia
2
: the rainy season that accompanies the southwest monsoon
3
: rainfall that is associated with the monsoon season
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