as in hurricane
an extremely large, powerful, and destructive storm that occurs especially in the region of the Philippines or the China Sea
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The strongest are known as hurricanes in the Atlantic and typhoons in the Western Pacific and simply tropical cyclones in the South Pacific.
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Mary Gilbert, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
Hurricanes and typhoons form in the Atlantic and western Pacific, respectively.
—Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 15 Dec. 2024
Adjusting the position of a butterfly in Brazil by a millimeter, in one infamous metaphor, could mean the difference between a typhoon striking Tokyo and a tornado tearing through Tennessee.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
Amid the authoritarian typhoon of Donald Trump’s first month in office, the Democratic Party is attempting to position itself as the front line of anti-MAGA resistance.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 7 Feb. 2025
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Mary Gilbert, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
Hurricanes and typhoons form in the Atlantic and western Pacific, respectively.
—Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 15 Dec. 2024
Adjusting the position of a butterfly in Brazil by a millimeter, in one infamous metaphor, could mean the difference between a typhoon striking Tokyo and a tornado tearing through Tennessee.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
Amid the authoritarian typhoon of Donald Trump’s first month in office, the Democratic Party is attempting to position itself as the front line of anti-MAGA resistance.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Typhoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/typhoon. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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