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Recent Examples of windstorm
Especially valuable for biodiversity are areas of regenerating forests that grow after fires or other disturbances such as windstorms, in places where live and dead trees in the disturbed forests have not been cut.
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Reed Frederick Noss, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
And Manzanar is known for incredible windstorms and dust storms.
—Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
The bill would also require property insurers to pay claims and seek repayment from the homeowner’s flood or windstorm insurance provider.
—Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
Homeowners living in regions that experience frequent hurricanes and windstorms would do well to invest in many of the same materials — and to upgrade any old vinyl siding, which can be particularly vulnerable, is also a good idea.
—Ron Lieber, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2025
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Reed Frederick Noss, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
And Manzanar is known for incredible windstorms and dust storms.
—Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
The bill would also require property insurers to pay claims and seek repayment from the homeowner’s flood or windstorm insurance provider.
—Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
Homeowners living in regions that experience frequent hurricanes and windstorms would do well to invest in many of the same materials — and to upgrade any old vinyl siding, which can be particularly vulnerable, is also a good idea.
—Ron Lieber, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for windstorm
Noun
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Damaging winds are the primary threat, but marginally severe hail and a brief tornado might be possible.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
6 June 2025
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As intense rain swept through, the weather service issued a tornado warning and urged residents to seek shelter.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Khan feared that delaying his departure beyond the deadline might have resulted in his wife and children being hauled off to a police station along with him, which would have been a blow to his family’s dignity.—
Elena Becatoros,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2025
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The strikes were also a major blow to Iran’s chain of command, killing the nation’s top generals.—
Martín González Gómez,
New York Times,
13 June 2025
Noun
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Eyewitnesses described furious gales and hurricane-like winds that left an avalanche of debris near the pier.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
15 May 2025
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Fierce gales hit the Irish Sea in late October 1859.—
Danny Robb,
JSTOR Daily,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Wind gusts of up to 70 mph and quarter-sized hail (1 inch) are expected.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 June 2025
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Wind gusts of up to 55 mph and pea-sized hail (0.25 inches) are anticipated.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
9 June 2025
Noun
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These tempests created unpredictable conditions on the peak, confounded meteorologists, and stymied elite climbers hoping to set speed records.—
Ben Ayers,
Outside Online,
4 June 2025
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Into this local tempest rode Richard Spencer on his own high white horse.—
Deborah Baker
June 3,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2025
Noun
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And the durable, water-repellent, quick-dry fabric has thus far shrugged off light snowfall, summer squalls, poison ivy, and even thorny underbrush.—
The Editors,
Outside Online,
30 May 2025
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The squalls could prompt a sudden drop in visibility and quickly cover roads with a thin coating of ice and snow, presenting a danger to travelers, AccuWeather warned.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
3 Dec. 2024
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“Windstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windstorm. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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