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as in thunderstorm
a severe storm with a large amount of falling snow
Their trip was delayed by a week because of a blizzard.
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as in tide
an overwhelming influx or flow of something
The star's off-the-cuff comments touched off a blizzard of criticism on social media.
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Recent Examples of blizzard
On a day when the Northeast and Midwest were buried by a blizzard, CBS aired the first live, flag-to-flag coverage of a 500-mile NASCAR race — the Daytona 500.
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Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 June 2026
Alonzo Hartman arrived in the valley on Christmas Day 1872, riding into a blizzard to take over a cow camp near the confluence of the Tomichi and Gunnison rivers.
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Kevin Strong,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
Right now, Chicago is facing a blizzard of incompetence.
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The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
Or of Russian-Kazakh mountaineer Anatoly Boukreev, who went back out into the blizzard to rescue three climbers.
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Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 June 2026
Alonzo Hartman arrived in the valley on Christmas Day 1872, riding into a blizzard to take over a cow camp near the confluence of the Tomichi and Gunnison rivers.
—
Kevin Strong,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
Right now, Chicago is facing a blizzard of incompetence.
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The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
Or of Russian-Kazakh mountaineer Anatoly Boukreev, who went back out into the blizzard to rescue three climbers.
—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blizzard
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.
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More than 72 million were under severe thunderstorm watches on Saturday, according to federal forecasters, with the unsettled cells capable of producing winds 65 mph and greater, as well as quarter-sized hail.
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Over decades, the tides shift surrounding sand while marine life, like algae, grows over the device, camouflaging it into the natural ocean environment.
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Season after season, year after year, the tides have come in and out of New York Harbor long before the name New York had ever been spoken; Lenape dugouts crossed these currents.
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But after a series of expensive hurricanes — Katrina, Sandy, Harvey — the National Flood Insurance Program went into debt.
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Florida’s no state income tax, combined with Ave Maria’s hurricane-resistant design and location, attainable home prices and summer Sweet Life incentives, means more of your money stays with you.
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Friends of both Swift and the Kansas City Chiefs football star tight end began arriving mid-afternoon in a steady stream of SUVs.
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Alaska created the fund in 1976 to turn a finite oil windfall into a lasting income stream.
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The typhoon was forecast to pass nearest to the coast of Batanes on Wednesday, about 275 kilometers (170 miles) offshore, before heading past Taiwan's east coast and then blowing toward Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu on Saturday.
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But both invasions were struck by massive typhoons.
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.
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The valleys and peaks around Innsbruck were already on high avalanche alert.
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During a 1986 return trip from India, John Paul’s plane was forced to land in Naples because of a snowstorm in Rome.
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He was found injured in front of a Canton home in early hours January 29, 2022 during a snowstorm and was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
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When heavy rain occurs, there is a potential for flooding, particularly in areas that are low-lying or prone to floods.
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Width, density and spacing in cross sections of the tree rings document floods, droughts and hurricane landfalls.
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“Blizzard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blizzard. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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