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Recent Examples of sandstorm
The last five years have been an Arrakis-level sandstorm — Covid, strikes, AI, the slow collapse of legacy film and TV.
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Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 16 June 2025
Destroying forests creates deserts, sandstorms, dry riverbeds and arid croplands.
—Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
This rotation features players who largely weren’t anyone’s first choice, at one point or another, before coalescing into a sandstorm.
—Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Over millions of years, rain, flash floods, sandstorms and earthquakes have scoured and wrinkled the soft sandstone into the maze-like badlands.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
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Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 16 June 2025
Destroying forests creates deserts, sandstorms, dry riverbeds and arid croplands.
—Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
This rotation features players who largely weren’t anyone’s first choice, at one point or another, before coalescing into a sandstorm.
—Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Over millions of years, rain, flash floods, sandstorms and earthquakes have scoured and wrinkled the soft sandstone into the maze-like badlands.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandstorm
Noun
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But then, during a rainstorm, Marie tries to — figuratively — rope Danny like a wild horse, resulting in a knock-down drag-out fight, and then putting him in the back of her car before speeding away.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
6 Sep. 2025
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Gear that didn’t fit inside went into the 45-square-foot front vestibule, which doubled as a lounge during a brief evening rainstorm.—
Jenny Wiegand,
Outside,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Camping in an open setting during a thunderstorm is strongly discouraged.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Strong storms are expected Tuesday evening along the Colorado-Kansas border, including parts of Bent, Kit Carson, Prowers, Cheyenne, Kiowa and Yuma counties, according to the severe thunderstorm watch.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
9 Sep. 2025
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Temperatures to heat up in KC The recent stretch of cool, fall-like weather is coming to an end, as temperatures are expected to climb above average later this week.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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Between flights, unpredictable weather, and a packed itinerary, vacations can come with a lot of variables.—
Rachel Trujillo,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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Indiana's own fall colors might arrive earlier because of potentially cold October temperatures and a stray windstorm or two from the Gulf.—
John Tufts,
IndyStar,
4 Sep. 2025
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Kathy Smith, who’s with the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission, said a windstorm in mid-June produced widespread damage and heavy rain across northern Wisconsin, affecting many wild rice beds.—
Frank Vaisvilas,
jsonline.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Nebraska and Kansas, two of the top states where Gen Zers are taking out loans to buy homes, are routinely impacted by devastating hailstorms, the Cotality report warned.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
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On your way to work, you get caught in a hailstorm that damages your car.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
2 Aug. 2025
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Heavy rain is not uncommon in South Asia this time of year, but experts largely agree that the frequency and intensity of cloudbursts have increased in recent years, in part due to climate change.—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
21 Aug. 2025
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Warmer air soaks up water like a sponge, and all this extra moisture can result in extreme rain and sudden downpours like cloudbursts, especially when that air meets the mountains.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN Money,
20 Aug. 2025
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In a sudden forecast turnabout, metro Detroit went from April thundershowers and tornado warnings one day to a warm, sunny day the next, with temperatures in the upcoming week expected to reach the 70s.—
Frank Witsil,
Detroit Free Press,
6 Apr. 2023
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Speaking under dark clouds minutes after a thundershower drenched onlookers, Ms. Truss leaned on the weather as a metaphor for the economic challenges facing Britain.—
Stephen Castle,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2022
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Hawaii's main islands have seen occasional direct landfalls from hurricanes and tropical storms over the years, including along some of its western islands.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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The tension proved as formidable as the hurricane, culminating in the final singles match between Germany’s Bernhard Langer and American Hale Irwin.—
Tim Corlett,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Sandstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandstorm. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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