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Adjective (1)
one particularly windy day should shake the last of the autumn leaves from the trees
gave his usual windy speech about working for the common people
a windy saleswoman who told us a lot more than we wanted to know about vacuum cleaners
Adjective (2)
a windy little creek
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John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
The blaze, named the Hughes Fire, erupted around 10:53 a.m. near Castaic Lake in northern Los Angeles County, and was fueled by dry, windy conditions in the region.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2025
Light, blowing snow and windy conditions made the highway slick, causing the crashes, sheriff’s officials said.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 22 Jan. 2025
Amid the windy conditions, downed trees, power outages and dangerous ocean conditions are also likely.
—Amy Graff, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Critics argue that officials not only fumbled the response to the blaze but were also ill-prepared for the inferno to begin with—with hydrants running dry and at least one state reservoir sitting empty amid an unusually hot, dry and windy fire season in Southern California.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
The blaze, named the Hughes Fire, erupted around 10:53 a.m. near Castaic Lake in northern Los Angeles County, and was fueled by dry, windy conditions in the region.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2025
Light, blowing snow and windy conditions made the highway slick, causing the crashes, sheriff’s officials said.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 22 Jan. 2025
Amid the windy conditions, downed trees, power outages and dangerous ocean conditions are also likely.
—Amy Graff, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Windy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/windy. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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