ice storm

noun

Definition of ice stormnext
as in snowstorm

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Recent Examples of ice storm Despite the horrid ice storm, Karahan found something that drew him in. — Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026 When ice storms disrupted that supplier's deliveries, there was no backup. — Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 24 Mar. 2026 During the beginning and tail end of winter, when the temperatures fluctuate more widely day by day, ice storms can hit hard and fast. — Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 15 Mar. 2026 Just south of the area in Michigan where the heavy snow will hit, there’s potential for a significant ice storm, said meteorologist Jeff Masters with Yale Climate Connections. — Seth Borenstein, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ice storm
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ice storm
  1. snowstorm
  2. blizzard
  3. weather
  4. tempest
  5. thunderstorm
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  • These are the men and women who spent decades operating buses, maintaining subways, repairing tracks, and kept New York moving through snowstorms, terrorist attacks, and a global pandemic.
    — Marianne Pizzitola, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026
  • That role is currently empty, and Morales points to the severe snowstorms that took place in January and February as times when the city could have used better coordination.
    — Antonia Noori Farzan, The Providence Journal, 16 July 2026
Definition of snowstorm
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  • Unlike a hurricane with clearly visible storm surges or a blizzard with piling snow, extreme heat is invisible.
    — Nicole F. Roberts, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • The episode feinted toward genuine rapprochement before yanking the rug out, leaving the Gang pelted with an industrial-grade indoor blizzard and then happily chucking rocks at passing trains, as was Mac and Charlie’s childhood tradition.
    — Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026
Definition of blizzard
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  • All the research Matthews' group had conducted, along with weather data from the time of the crash, was synthesized to develop a map of the most likely location and a search area of 10 square nautical miles.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
  • Portugal, Spain, Mexico, Costa Rica, and Panama became familiar names for Americans seeking a lower cost of living, better weather, or simply a different pace of life.
    — Meggen Harris, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of weather
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  • In Homer’s Odyssey, the Greek hero Odysseus must overcome tempests, temptations, mythical monsters, and divine wrath to sail home to the island of Ithaca after the Trojan War.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2026
  • You're used to a bit of spontaneity, but this tempest is going to draw extra frustrations around your income, finances, or money matters.
    — Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 28 June 2026
Definition of tempest
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  • It was instead caused by cold air plummeting to the ground from the upper levels of a passing thunderstorm, experts says.
    — Mark Price July 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
  • Apart from the tornado, Pickens County received some damage from the thunderstorm that swept through Georgia on Tuesday night.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 30 July 2026
Definition of thunderstorm

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