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Recent Examples of monsoon
The onset of the southwest monsoon in Mumbai on May 26 is the earliest advancement over the city since 1950, Nair said.
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Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
Arizona and New Mexico are often saved by their summer monsoon season, which starts in late June and July.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 May 2025
The pink and white blossoms of spring, the green of summer monsoons, the orange and yellow and red of fall, and the mountains always waiting in bridal white.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
His own work on the monsoons decades later in the 1980s would establish his reputation as a reportage photographer.
—Gemma A. Williams, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
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Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
Arizona and New Mexico are often saved by their summer monsoon season, which starts in late June and July.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 May 2025
The pink and white blossoms of spring, the green of summer monsoons, the orange and yellow and red of fall, and the mountains always waiting in bridal white.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
His own work on the monsoons decades later in the 1980s would establish his reputation as a reportage photographer.
—Gemma A. Williams, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monsoon
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It’s got pockets for everything—tech, snacks, toiletries—and the waterproof fabric means no panic if you get caught in a downpour or spill your coffee on it.—
Samantha Leal,
Travel + Leisure,
10 July 2025
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The risk, the National Weather Service said, is marginal, but the downpours may be torrential.—
Frank Witsil,
Freep.com,
9 July 2025
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During the worst of the deluge, the Rio Ruidoso crested at 20 feet, five feet higher than any previous weather event.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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While National Weather Service forecasters had warned broadly about flash flooding, meteorologists and forecasting experts said the best weather models could not predict precisely where the most intense rainfall would fall, or that the deluge would stall out over a flood-prone basin.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
9 July 2025
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The conditions that led to this disaster - intense moisture in the atmosphere from the remnants of Tropical Storm Barry and slow-moving storm systems, meeting specific geography of steep terrain and lack of vegetation - are textbook examples of how a warming world amplifies risk.—
María Mendiluce,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Try to unplug unnecessary appliances before the storms approach.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
10 July 2025
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But none of that potential bad news, or a spring cloudburst, could dampen the recent celebration of the park’s 50th birthday held at a Minneapolis brewery by the Voyageurs Conservancy – which was founded a decade before the park opened, and works to connect more people to Voyageurs.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2025
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The Yankees scored twice before the cloudburst to stake a 4-2 lead.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
25 May 2025
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“Monsoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monsoon. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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