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Recent Examples of windblown
These pinnacles are surrounded by miles of windblown sand and bordered by mesas and buttes.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2025
The Cubs had runners in scoring position in the second, third and fourth innings but came away with only one run on a windblown fly ball by Pete Crow-Armstrong that blew in several feet and eluded Heliot Ramos in left for an RBI double.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
The ski line is at a relatively low elevation, and the very top of it commonly avalanches and collects windblown snow.
—Jake Stern, Outside Online, 25 Apr. 2025
What to Know The National Weather Service (NWS) broadcasted the alert from the South Coast AQMD on Wednesday afternoon, warning that windblown dust has significantly elevated fine particle levels in the air.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2025
The Cubs had runners in scoring position in the second, third and fourth innings but came away with only one run on a windblown fly ball by Pete Crow-Armstrong that blew in several feet and eluded Heliot Ramos in left for an RBI double.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
The ski line is at a relatively low elevation, and the very top of it commonly avalanches and collects windblown snow.
—Jake Stern, Outside Online, 25 Apr. 2025
What to Know The National Weather Service (NWS) broadcasted the alert from the South Coast AQMD on Wednesday afternoon, warning that windblown dust has significantly elevated fine particle levels in the air.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for windblown
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My hair had grown; it would have been ragged, windswept, caked with sea grime.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 July 2025
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Wales tempts with rugged coastlines and windswept castles, and Northern Ireland stuns with the surreal basalt columns of Giant’s Causeway.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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French doors swing open onto the gardens, featuring a private patio fringed with Mediterranean greenery, and include a turquoise plunge pool and a breezy macramé hammock—perfect for midday siestas or post-swim lounging.—
Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
30 July 2025
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What makes this breezy cotton dress especially perfect for Europe is its breathability.—
Claire Gallam,
Travel + Leisure,
30 July 2025
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“Windblown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windblown. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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