tempested; tempesting; tempests
: to raise a tempest in or around
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Noun
the sudden summertime tempest drove us off the golf course and into the clubhouse
the town council handled the tempest over cuts to the school budget as well as could be expected
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Victoria Kim, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
At the center of this tempest is the Trumpian disdain toward the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and especially the European nations that are America's main partners in that great endeavor.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
There might be a pension for paralytics, and state aid for those who suffered in person or estate from tempest or wild beasts.
—Jay Feinman, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2025
Almanac Behind is a gripping listen: a year’s worth of destructive weather compressed into a 43-minute tempest, as the sounds of the near-past warn of a perilous future.
—Brendan Fitzgerald, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Anti-Diversity Policies: The U.S. State Department is seeking to quell a diplomatic tempest roiling Europe after several American Embassies sent letters to foreign contractors instructing them to certify their compliance with Trump’s policies aimed at unraveling diversity programs.
—Victoria Kim, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
At the center of this tempest is the Trumpian disdain toward the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and especially the European nations that are America's main partners in that great endeavor.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
There might be a pension for paralytics, and state aid for those who suffered in person or estate from tempest or wild beasts.
—Jay Feinman, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2025
Almanac Behind is a gripping listen: a year’s worth of destructive weather compressed into a 43-minute tempest, as the sounds of the near-past warn of a perilous future.
—Brendan Fitzgerald, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Tempest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tempest. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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