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The earliest recorded appearance of the word blizzard meaning “a severe snowstorm” was in the April 23, 1870 issue of a newspaper published in Estherville, Iowa. Blizzard shows up again during the following years in several newspapers in Iowa and neighboring states, and by 1888, when a snowstorm paralyzed the Eastern seaboard, the word was well-known nationally. However, in other senses, the word blizzard existed earlier. Davy Crockett, for instance, used it twice in the 1830s, once to mean a rifle blast and once to mean for a blast of words. All of these uses seem related, but the ultimate origin of the word is still unclear.
Examples of blizzard in a Sentence
Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
The vehicle’s first test mission notably blew up a launchpad in South Texas, causing a blizzard of debris and sparking backlash from environmentalists.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 30 Jan. 2025
Parts of the Gulf Coast along Interstate 10 actually experienced blizzard conditions as defined by the National Weather Service.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
The blizzard of activity is designed to keep his supporters fighting, his critics outraged and the news media churning.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Blizzard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blizzard. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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