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as in thunderstorms
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 tides
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 blizzards
But conventional solar and wind installations are no match for temperatures that plummet below –40 degrees Celsius, winds of up to 300 kilometers per hour (kmh) and ferocious blizzards.
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You Xiaoying, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2025
Dairy Queen has brought back 85-cent blizzards, at least for a limited time.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 13 June 2025
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a wave of recent winter weather alerts across the country, with some areas facing whiteout conditions during blizzards and power outages.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
In the Midwest, ground blizzards develop with little or no new snowfall.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 7 Dec. 2024
Chicago’s 10 largest blizzards come with deep drifts of uniquely Chicago stories.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 1 Dec. 2024
You Xiaoying, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2025
Dairy Queen has brought back 85-cent blizzards, at least for a limited time.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 13 June 2025
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a wave of recent winter weather alerts across the country, with some areas facing whiteout conditions during blizzards and power outages.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
In the Midwest, ground blizzards develop with little or no new snowfall.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 7 Dec. 2024
Chicago’s 10 largest blizzards come with deep drifts of uniquely Chicago stories.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 1 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blizzards
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In our case, the timing of the tides required us to head for port a day early, allowing for extra sightseeing time, to dine off the ship, and stretch our legs.—
Stefanie Waldek,
AFAR Media,
12 Sep. 2025
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Every 12 hours, in between tides, those totes are carried onto tenders which act as the middleman between ship and plant.—
Andrew Watman,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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National Hurricane Center The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration previously warned of a heightened risk for major hurricanes in the Atlantic due to record-breaking sea surface temperatures and the ongoing transition from El Niño to La Niña conditions.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Warming oceans fuel stronger, wetter hurricanes.—
Sheri Bachstein,
Time,
18 Sep. 2025
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Among them was Typhoon Molave, which Vietnamese officials at the time described as one of the worst typhoons to strike the country in two decades.—
Faye Bradley,
CNN Money,
28 Aug. 2025
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Scientists across the globe agree that nations need to rapidly embrace renewable energy to stave off the worst effects of climate change, including extreme heat and drought; larger, more intense wildfires and supercharged hurricanes, typhoons and rainstorms that lead to catastrophic flooding.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Aug. 2025
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Earthquakes’ sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Aug. 2025
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However, similar alerts could be issued in the coming weeks and months as weather trends cooler and more snowstorms form.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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The sound does much of the work in action sequences obscured by blinding snowstorms and flashing emergency lights, punctuated by creative acts of accidental self-harm that save our protagonists from certain death more than once.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
9 Sep. 2025
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Our communities face attack after attack—floods and fires fueled by Big Oil, ICE agenda kidnapping our neighbors, congress revoking our healthcare.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Europe experienced its most extensive flooding since 2013, Hurricane Helene brought catastrophic floods to parts of the US, killing at least 230 people, and extensive flooding in West and Central Africa led to around 1,500 deaths.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Blizzards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blizzards. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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