as in explosion
a sudden intense expression of strong feeling
the audience responded to the comedian's joke with gales of laughter
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Recent Examples of gale
The tire marks from dump trucks hadn’t yet been blown away by the incessant gales of the high desert.
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Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
Liverpool can get quite frosty in late March and early April, what with gales blowing in off the Irish Sea, but the rule at Aintree on Grand National weekend, and with emphasis on Ladies Day, is: Skin is in.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The storm, named Eowyn, brought gales to Ireland throughout Friday morning and afternoon, according to the Irish Meteorological Service.
—Claire Moses, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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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Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
Liverpool can get quite frosty in late March and early April, what with gales blowing in off the Irish Sea, but the rule at Aintree on Grand National weekend, and with emphasis on Ladies Day, is: Skin is in.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The storm, named Eowyn, brought gales to Ireland throughout Friday morning and afternoon, according to the Irish Meteorological Service.
—Claire Moses, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gale
Noun
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The road closures and evacuation orders around the Esparto fireworks explosion site were lifted on Friday, allowing a closer look at the site where seven people were killed in the July 1 blast.—
Nathaniel Levine,
Sacbee.com,
19 July 2025
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The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has identified the three deputies killed in Friday’s training facility explosion at an East Los Angeles County training site.—
Christina Shaw,
FOXNews.com,
19 July 2025
Noun
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The galaxy can be seen undergoing a burst of star formation thanks to the tidal influence of a galactic neighbor, with the glowing red form of an emission nebula visible throughout, giving the impression of a cosmic firework display.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
13 July 2025
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This act of formality did not prevent an easy atmosphere from developing in our classrooms; there were frequent bursts of laughter.—
Brooke Allen,
New Yorker,
12 July 2025
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The storms may bring penny-sized hail (0.75 inches) and wind gusts of up to 40 mph.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
29 July 2025
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Residents should be prepared for wind gusts of up to 55 mph.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
29 July 2025
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Also, any strong and sudden outbursts in meteor activity — which are hard to predict, but possible — may last only a few hours.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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The incident occurred after Brickhouse accused her co-workers of stealing her phone, leading to a violent outburst, court filings say.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
21 July 2025
Noun
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There have been three major eruptions at Yellowstone, according to NPS.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
22 July 2025
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Officials said there have been a dozen volcanic eruptions on the Reykjanes Peninsula dating back to 2021.—
Greg Norman,
FOXNews.com,
16 July 2025
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Meteorologists expect 1-3 inches of rainfall on Saturday and a slight chance of flash flooding, due to heavy rainfall over the past few days.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
19 July 2025
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Trump and Abbott have pushed back aggressively against questions about how well local authorities responded to forecasts of heavy rain and the first reports of flash flooding.—
John Hanna,
Chicago Tribune,
19 July 2025
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By Saturday afternoon, the fire crew has managed to contain none of the blaze.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
19 July 2025
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Eight of the victims killed in the blaze have been identified.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
18 July 2025
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Shower and storm chances return as well -- stay tuned, and do your best to stay cool.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
23 July 2025
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The outages came after monsoon storms moved across the state, bringing heavy rain, wind and flash flooding risk.—
Sasha Hupka,
AZCentral.com,
23 July 2025
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“Gale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gale. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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