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Recent Examples of windswept
With windswept hair, a $50 camouflage jacket and sporty backpack, Princess Charlotte beamed into her mother’s iPhone camera during a family hike in Cumbria in northwest England earlier this year.
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Monique Jessen, People.com, 8 May 2025
The clip also highlights Klum's makeup-free face and windswept beach hair.
—Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 14 July 2025
This is wide open and windswept terrain dotted by olive groves, poppies, stone farmhouses, eucalyptus trees, yellow flowers of the ginestra plant and wind rocked white tops of wild carrots.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
Check out some of the more windswept but quieter beaches on the east side of the island, too.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2025
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Monique Jessen, People.com, 8 May 2025
The clip also highlights Klum's makeup-free face and windswept beach hair.
—Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 14 July 2025
This is wide open and windswept terrain dotted by olive groves, poppies, stone farmhouses, eucalyptus trees, yellow flowers of the ginestra plant and wind rocked white tops of wild carrots.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
Check out some of the more windswept but quieter beaches on the east side of the island, too.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for windswept
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Potentially hazardous air quality has gripped Phoenix, Arizona, as a combination of stagnant weather, windblown dust, and warm temperatures fueled a rise in PM10 pollution, prompting hazy skies and health warnings across the region.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 July 2025
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In Southern California's Coachella Valley, windblown dust also prompted an air quality alert.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 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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Many people were concerned about their financial situation, as the overall economic outlook was bleak.—
Rocky Sharma,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Morale among agency staff is bleak, according to one CDC official who spoke on the condition that they not be named for fear of reprisals.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
31 July 2025
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In the Greek succession myth, the Titans overthrew their father, Uranus, and Zeus in turn overthrew the Titans, confining them to the bronze-walled prison of Tartarus, that black and stormy pit that lies lower even than the depths of Hades.—
Lewis Hyde,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
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Farmer's Almanac predicts stormy and unsettled weather in the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes regions, so showers and thunderstorms might interrupt your Memorial Day weekend plans.—
Mariyam Muhammad,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
19 May 2025
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Flying across the country alone with my infant was far less turbulent with the right preparation.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
1 Aug. 2025
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For Michelle, 28, knowing her long-term relationship was over—one that had started with a DM, spanned four years, and was turbulent in the way that made letting go feel impossible—came down to seeing him with someone else…in a video watched by over a million people.—
Morgan Sullivan,
Vogue,
31 July 2025
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The club announced that Friday’s series opener was postponed due to inclement weather.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
26 July 2025
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The viral footage begins with McNeil talking to an officer about why he was pulled over, recounting how an officer told him his headlights were off during apparent inclement weather.—
Greg Norman,
FOXNews.com,
22 July 2025
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“Windswept.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windswept. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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