as in thunderstorm
a storm with a large amount of falling snow
An unexpected snowstorm slowed traffic to a crawl.
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Recent Examples of snowstorm
Now that would be quite a scene and a cause to ask Mother Nature very kindly for an early January snowstorm.
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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 12 May 2025
In 1890, mother Minnie marched through a terrible snowstorm into her church and, like a wintry Lion King, held her baby Aimee aloft and pledged the girl’s life to God.
—Carolyn Kellogg, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
The same footage also depicts an armed Tommy running up and down the walls' perimeter, desperately trying to rally the troops as a snowstorm rages.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Here’s how the early April snowstorm affected ski resorts in the Sierra Nevada.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 5 Apr. 2025
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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 12 May 2025
In 1890, mother Minnie marched through a terrible snowstorm into her church and, like a wintry Lion King, held her baby Aimee aloft and pledged the girl’s life to God.
—Carolyn Kellogg, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
The same footage also depicts an armed Tommy running up and down the walls' perimeter, desperately trying to rally the troops as a snowstorm rages.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Here’s how the early April snowstorm affected ski resorts in the Sierra Nevada.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 5 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snowstorm
Noun
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The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2025
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
9 June 2025
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Karen Read's lucky charm may be a plow driver who saw nothing during multiple passes by the address where she is accused of leaving her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe, to die on the ground in a blizzard in January 2022.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
5 June 2025
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The offensive blizzard put Florida ahead 3-2, and Carter Verhaeghe scored the game-winner late in the third period for the Panthers in their 5-3, Eastern Conference clinching effort in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Wednesday.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
29 May 2025
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“Snowstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snowstorm. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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