as in windswept
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Recent Examples of windblown
The alert, which covers parts of Riverside County, is in effect from 8 a.m. Wednesday to 11 a.m. Thursday because of elevated levels of particulate matter caused by windblown dust.
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Air quality alerts are in effect across several regions in South Carolina, North Carolina and California because of elevated levels of fine particulates from wildfire smoke and windblown dust, the National Weather Service (NWS) warns.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
California's Coachella Valley – Air quality alerts due to windblown dust, with health risks to individuals with respiratory conditions.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
What To Know An air quality alert published by the NWS notified residents of the Coachella Valley that the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) was warning of harmful levels of particle pollution from windblown dust in the area.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Air quality alerts are in effect across several regions in South Carolina, North Carolina and California because of elevated levels of fine particulates from wildfire smoke and windblown dust, the National Weather Service (NWS) warns.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
California's Coachella Valley – Air quality alerts due to windblown dust, with health risks to individuals with respiratory conditions.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
What To Know An air quality alert published by the NWS notified residents of the Coachella Valley that the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) was warning of harmful levels of particle pollution from windblown dust in the area.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for windblown
Adjective
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Despite the hardship, life on the beautiful, windswept island almost feels like paradise.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
30 May 2025
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Some six inches shorter than Sasaki and 60 pounds lighter, Inoue left Japan for the first time in 2022, and arrived in Scottsbluff, Neb. on the windswept eastern edge of the Rocky Mountain foothills, population 14,000.—
Mitch Sherman,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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Button it up and wear it as a top with wide-leg pants and toss it over a strappy maxi dress on breezy evenings.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
31 May 2025
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When temperatures rise, opt for this breezy mini shirtdress.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
31 May 2025
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“Windblown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windblown. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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