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as in storm
a disturbance of the atmosphere accompanied by wind and often by precipitation (as rain or snow)
a snow squall is expected tonight
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as in commotion
a state of noisy, confused activity
the annual squall created when the store holds its biggest sale of the year
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Recent Examples of squall
Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Dec. 2024
In 1892, a massive steel steamer, considered an engineering marvel of its time and revered for its speed and safety, got caught in a squall in the middle of Lake Superior and vanished.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2025
Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 4 May 2025
Snow squall safety tips NWS offers the following snow squall warning safety tips:
Avoid or delay motor vehicle travel until the snow squall warning passes.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Expect power outages around Indiana AES Indiana said with the potential for 40 mph wind gusts happening during the squalls, some customers may experience power outages.
—Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Dec. 2024
In 1892, a massive steel steamer, considered an engineering marvel of its time and revered for its speed and safety, got caught in a squall in the middle of Lake Superior and vanished.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2025
Verb
His strangled, squalling voice can make a rant about toasters sound like a cry for help.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 4 May 2025
Snow squall safety tips NWS offers the following snow squall warning safety tips:
Avoid or delay motor vehicle travel until the snow squall warning passes.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squall
Noun
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Flooding is likely, especially for rivers already at elevated levels due to storms earlier this week.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
23 May 2025
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However, recent storms and outcomes make the case for an uncomfortable, unfamiliar reality.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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After 'tremendous commotion,' Cassie screamed, 'Isn't anybody seeing this?' Some of the most compelling testimony has come from former Combs former personal assistant, George Kaplan.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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Video footage from that day shows commotion and ICE agents entangled with members of Congress and their staff.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
13 May 2025
Verb
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Inside a Mexico City shopping mall, fans began shrieking.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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Cate Blanchett is relatively subdued as Cinderella’s wicked stepmother, with her shrieking stepsisters picking up most of the slack.—
Josh Bell,
Vulture,
21 Mar. 2025
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Out of the midst of this thunder and turmoil and tempest rose Dr. Otto Lecher, serene and collected.—
Don DeLillo,
Harpers Magazine,
5 May 2025
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Plagued by the tempests of drugs, murder, corruption and other vices of biblical proportion for much of the past five decades, residents in this tiny burg just south of Chicago are seeing a ray of divine hope in their most famous native son, Pope Leo XIV.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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The northeastern beach tiger beetle’s inability to endure human disturbance has wiped it out everywhere except three remote corners of the U.S., one of which is Hughlett Point.—
Simon Davidson,
Travel + Leisure,
25 May 2025
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This tactic is best for certain veggies and flowers like tomatoes and marigolds that can handle some root disturbance; other plants have more sensitive roots that won't tolerate transplanting well, such as root vegetables.—
Viveka Neveln,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 May 2025
Verb
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Heard screamed and dropped to the ground with the knife beside him.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2025
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After 'tremendous commotion,' Cassie screamed, 'Isn't anybody seeing this?' Some of the most compelling testimony has come from former Combs former personal assistant, George Kaplan.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
Noun
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Severe thunderstorm warnings and flash flood advisories were active across much of southern Texas on Wednesday, including the cities of San Antonio and Corpus Christi.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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There is a chance for late afternoon showers and thunderstorms, the weather service said.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2025
Noun
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Pod coffee was an easier way to make a single cup in a hurry.—
Louryn Strampe,
Wired News,
24 May 2025
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Rafael Nadal was a tennis warrior, to be sure: a competitive beast dripping with sweat and relentless in-the-moment ambition who could give the opposition a faraway gaze in a hurry.—
Christopher Clarey,
Air Mail,
24 May 2025
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“Squall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squall. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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