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Recent Examples of hailstorm
John Mateer has successfully steered the Sooners through a hailstorm of talented opposition to put his side on the brink of a first CFP berth since December 2019.
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
But extremely costly hailstorms are getting more likely in the United States, researchers warn.
—Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 13 Nov. 2025
The director’s handling of mystical visions that haunt Ray is less than seamless, but his embrace of elemental forces is effective, particularly a hailstorm of near-biblical proportions that proves cathartic.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2025
Is the space debris forecast to be set on permanent orbital hailstorms?
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 12 Apr. 2025
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
But extremely costly hailstorms are getting more likely in the United States, researchers warn.
—Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 13 Nov. 2025
The director’s handling of mystical visions that haunt Ray is less than seamless, but his embrace of elemental forces is effective, particularly a hailstorm of near-biblical proportions that proves cathartic.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2025
Is the space debris forecast to be set on permanent orbital hailstorms?
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hailstorm
Noun
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Think of summer weather and the difference between a shower (generally short lived period of rain, not generally accompanied by strong winds) and a thunderstorm (intense downpour and often accompanied by strong winds).—
Bill Kelly,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Additionally, without a reliable stake, trellis, or cage, the winds from a strong spring or summer thunderstorm can blow your tomato plants over, breaking them at the stem and ending their season.—
Kerry Michaels,
The Spruce,
5 Feb. 2026
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Flooding in Independence The sinkhole made its first appearance in July 2025, during a series of heavy rainstorms in the Kansas City metro.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
11 Feb. 2026
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Fort Lauderdale lost its City Hall when a historic rainstorm flooded the basement in April 2023.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
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In December, while refining his routine for his first Olympic Games, in Milan, the 21-year-old figure skater landed seven quadruple jumps in competition, spinning like a weather vane in a windstorm.—
Stephanie Bai,
The Atlantic,
8 Feb. 2026
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Her management team cooked up a story about her getting hit by a car door in a windstorm.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
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Spring is the perfect time to refresh your bedding, and in the South, that means choosing lighter sheets and blankets to stay cool once warm weather returns.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
13 Feb. 2026
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The agency routinely monitors weather conditions along the rocket’s path, in case an emergency on ascent requires the Dragon capsule carrying the astronauts to separate from the rocket and land along the East Coast.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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The whole experience tasted of the sea and the end of summer, punctuated by soft little cloudbursts on the palate.—
The Bon Appétit Staff,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
29 Sep. 2025
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The Rockies’ epic drought ended with a cloudburst of terrific pitching by Tanner Gordon and one of the feel-good moments of the season coming from a most unlikely source.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
13 Sep. 2025
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More people are heading into the mountains to recreate after recent snowstorms.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
13 Feb. 2026
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Since the end of the snowstorm a few weeks ago, Oklahoma skies have been mostly clear or just cloudy, but that won't be the case on Valentine's Day weekend.—
Isa Almeida,
Oklahoman,
12 Feb. 2026
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In the midst of a blizzard sweeping across central Ukraine last month, Iryna Vlasenko had a dilemma.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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According to a check made here today, reports that Balto — leader of Gunnar Kaasen’s team of Siberian dogs, which made a trip during a blinding blizzard in the last lap of the relay race with diphtheria antitoxin — is dead, are untrue.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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In a sudden forecast turnabout, metro Detroit went from April thundershowers and tornado warnings one day to a warm, sunny day the next, with temperatures in the upcoming week expected to reach the 70s.—
Frank Witsil,
Detroit Free Press,
6 Apr. 2023
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Speaking under dark clouds minutes after a thundershower drenched onlookers, Ms. Truss leaned on the weather as a metaphor for the economic challenges facing Britain.—
Stephen Castle,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2022
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“Hailstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hailstorm. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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