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Recent Examples of windstorm
And Manzanar is known for incredible windstorms and dust storms.
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Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
The bill would also require property insurers to pay claims and seek repayment from the homeowner’s flood or windstorm insurance provider.
—Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
Homeowners living in regions that experience frequent hurricanes and windstorms would do well to invest in many of the same materials — and to upgrade any old vinyl siding, which can be particularly vulnerable, is also a good idea.
—Ron Lieber, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2025
The Los Angeles Region Small Business and Worker Relief Funds provide direct support to businesses, nonprofits and workers affected by the windstorm and wildfires that occurred in January.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
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Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
The bill would also require property insurers to pay claims and seek repayment from the homeowner’s flood or windstorm insurance provider.
—Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
Homeowners living in regions that experience frequent hurricanes and windstorms would do well to invest in many of the same materials — and to upgrade any old vinyl siding, which can be particularly vulnerable, is also a good idea.
—Ron Lieber, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2025
The Los Angeles Region Small Business and Worker Relief Funds provide direct support to businesses, nonprofits and workers affected by the windstorm and wildfires that occurred in January.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for windstorm
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Any tornado with slower wind speeds is considered an EF0.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
25 May 2025
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Each of those states has seen between 87 and 97 tornadoes so far, AccuWeather reported.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
Noun
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The lawyers claim the measure signed into law by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis this month has already dealt significant blows to campaigns to expand Medicaid and legalize recreational marijuana in the state.—
Kate Payne,
Sun Sentinel,
22 May 2025
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In the rear of an IndyCar vehicle is a safety device called an attenuator, designed to cushion the blow from a rear impact into the wall.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Eyewitnesses described furious gales and hurricane-like winds that left an avalanche of debris near the pier.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
15 May 2025
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Fierce gales hit the Irish Sea in late October 1859.—
Danny Robb,
JSTOR Daily,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The set-up led to several major storms on Memorial Day that walloped the southern Plains and Southeast with strong wind gusts, a few tornadoes and large hail.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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Prepare for penny-sized hail (0.75 inches) and wind gusts of up to 50 mph.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
29 May 2025
Noun
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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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Despite some heavy rainstorms and squalls of snow in recent months, the Sierra Nevada snowpack today stands at 90% of average, according to state officials.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
1 Apr. 2025
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The world of Rudolph’s movie is awash in the blather and squall of media.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Windstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windstorm. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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