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 boat overturned amid a small craft advisory that had been issued from the National Weather Service on Wednesday through the weekend that warned there would be choppy seas and heavier gales up to 28 miles per hour.
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Joseph Serna, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
The gale had grown so strong that the horses and Jigsaw staff struggled to stay upright, and with limited trailers, only four horses could be evacuated at a time.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2025
Prepare to be blown away: Astronomers have recorded the most powerful planetary wind thus far — a force that pummels a giant exoplanet with gales faster than the speed of sound.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
On the Beaufort Scale, winds of these strengths are classified as gale to violent storm.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
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Joseph Serna, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
The gale had grown so strong that the horses and Jigsaw staff struggled to stay upright, and with limited trailers, only four horses could be evacuated at a time.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2025
Prepare to be blown away: Astronomers have recorded the most powerful planetary wind thus far — a force that pummels a giant exoplanet with gales faster than the speed of sound.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
On the Beaufort Scale, winds of these strengths are classified as gale to violent storm.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gale
Noun
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Given the explosion of WNBA collectibles — a Caitlin Clark rookie card sold for $234,850 back in December, or roughly the current max salary a WNBA player can earn under the current CBA — this is some extremely high-value territory.—
Howard Megdal,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Plans for the upcoming flight test, which SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced this week, come a little more than a month since the last Starship launch ended in an explosion minutes after lifting off from Starbase in South Texas.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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For a color burst, look to Proenza Schouler, Dear Frances, and Cos—these pleasant spring hues will break up the dreariness of the current season.—
Cortne Bonilla,
Vogue,
5 Mar. 2025
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Customers, including businesses, governments and individuals, will be able to request light bursts by simply entering their location's GPS coordinates online.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
4 Mar. 2025
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The storms may bring wind gusts of up to 40 mph and pea-sized hail (0.25 inches).—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacramento Bee,
7 Mar. 2025
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The south wind should be a steady 9 to 15 mph, but with some gusts blowing as high as 21 mph.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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Still, his 2025 projections (28 HRs, 88 RBIs, 28 SBs) are more along the lines of his 2022 AL Rookie of the Year campaign rather than his 2023 outburst (32 HRs, 103 RBIs, 37 SBs).—
Larry Holder,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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Now comes Baldwin’s latest public outburst, around the same time as his show’s premiere.—
Martha Ross,
The Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2025
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While such an eruption of fires is rare, Wood, the South Carolina Forestry Commission spokesperson, told NBC affiliate WCBD of Charleston over the weekend that the region is in peak fire season weather.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC News,
4 Mar. 2025
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Instead, based on observations of more recent eruptions, an extremely hot ash cloud that dissipated quickly could have created the conditions necessary for the vitrification of human brain tissue to occur, the study concluded.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
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The 21-year-old has shown good flashes, though, in the KHL and with the Russian national team.—
Corey Pronman,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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State agencies are prepared for wildfire threats in West Texas, potential flash flooding in East Texas, & severe winter weather impacting large portions of Texas.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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Firefighters extinguished the blaze shorty before 3 p.m.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Feb. 2025
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The blaze sent a huge plume of black smoke over downtown before quick action by firefighters from across the region brought it under control.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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Follows a speedy 12-year-old sloth named Laura whose odd sloth family is left homeless by a devastating storm.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
28 Feb. 2025
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In the middle of the expedition, however, a vicious storm began to buffet the ship that had brought them out to sea.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Gale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gale. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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