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Recent Examples of monsoon
The fire season was also worsened by a late and sporadic monsoon season, said Nikolai Balashov, a meteorologist for the Rocky Mountain Area Coordination Center.
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Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
Dust storms are nothing new in Arizona’s monsoon season, but this storm packed extra punch.
—Sarah Dewberry, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
Phoenix has been drier than usual during the monsoon season, while parts of southeast and north-central Arizona have had a fair amount of rain, Mark O’Malley, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Phoenix, told the AP.
—Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2025
West African monsoons, which develop farther south on the continent, also begin traveling into the tropical Atlantic more frequently at this time of year.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2025
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Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
Dust storms are nothing new in Arizona’s monsoon season, but this storm packed extra punch.
—Sarah Dewberry, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
Phoenix has been drier than usual during the monsoon season, while parts of southeast and north-central Arizona have had a fair amount of rain, Mark O’Malley, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Phoenix, told the AP.
—Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2025
West African monsoons, which develop farther south on the continent, also begin traveling into the tropical Atlantic more frequently at this time of year.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monsoon
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Although some areas of Central Texas saw heavy rainfall this summer, isolated downpours do not provide the consistent, widespread recharge needed to replenish aquifer systems.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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The threat for heavy rain in South Florida is diminishing, however typical scattered thunderstorms with locally heavy downpours are still possible in the area through the weekend.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The shot deluge is a curved dispenser with a spout with which to deposit alcohol straight into a guest’s mouth.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Sep. 2025
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Ladapo’s potent derision of vaccine mandates sparked a near-instant deluge of reaction and vigorous disagreement, including from infectious disease experts.—
Nicquel Terry Ellis,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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The lawsuits seek money to help communities cope with the risks and harms from global warming, including more extreme storms, floods and heat waves.—
Michael Copley,
NPR,
19 Sep. 2025
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Doing so is difficult; such dams are often washed out in each new big storm.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 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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Heavy rain is not uncommon in South Asia this time of year, but experts largely agree that the frequency and intensity of cloudbursts have increased in recent years, in part due to climate change.—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Monsoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monsoon. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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