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Recent Examples of thundershower
Speaking under dark clouds minutes after a thundershower drenched onlookers, Truss leaned on the weather as a metaphor for the economic challenges facing Britain.
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Stephen Castle, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2022
Low pressure at both the upper level of the atmosphere and near the surface keep the chance of occasional showers (maybe a thundershower) and cooler temperatures around through Tuesday.
—Molly Robey, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2022
Tonight: Showers become more numerous through the night and a stray thundershower is still possible.
—Washington Post, 10 June 2021
Only a slight chance of a late-day shower or thundershower.
—Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2022
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Stephen Castle, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2022
Low pressure at both the upper level of the atmosphere and near the surface keep the chance of occasional showers (maybe a thundershower) and cooler temperatures around through Tuesday.
—Molly Robey, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2022
Tonight: Showers become more numerous through the night and a stray thundershower is still possible.
—Washington Post, 10 June 2021
Only a slight chance of a late-day shower or thundershower.
—Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thundershower
Noun
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Atlanta was experiencing thunderstorms on Tuesday night and several pictures surfaced of an ominous looking cloud near the Atlanta Braves baseball stadium.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Chance of lightning increases as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is overhead.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Fortunately, we had been warned about Nordkapp’s chilly weather and came prepared with four layers of clothes, hats and gloves.—
Dan Fellner,
AZCentral.com,
6 July 2025
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who has been a part of discussions about changing the federal government's role in responding to major disasters, said that the weather alert system needs to be updated to give people more time and more warning ahead of extreme weather.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 July 2025
Noun
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New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts are possible in thunderstorms.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
The Enquirer,
11 July 2025
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The mesoscale conductive vortex essentially spun the remnants of a tropical system, causing significant ascent or rising motion to activate that moisture into condensation and precipitation in an efficient manner, according to Shepherd.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 July 2025
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“Thundershower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thundershower. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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