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Recent Examples of windstorm
The Southeast is more densely populated, and mobile homes (which often fare poorly in windstorms) are prevalent.
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Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 21 Apr. 2025
Zoom in: Last year, FEMA doled out about $1.2 billion in Houston to help with recovery from Hurricane Beryl and a separate severe windstorm.
—Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
On one trip, Dunn and his now-spouse were backpacking in Utah’s Canyonlands when a windstorm swept in out of nowhere.
—Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 2 Apr. 2025
During the same period, the FAIR Plan received more than 500 claims that were not related to the Los Angeles County wildfires, including windstorm and other fire claims.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
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Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 21 Apr. 2025
Zoom in: Last year, FEMA doled out about $1.2 billion in Houston to help with recovery from Hurricane Beryl and a separate severe windstorm.
—Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
On one trip, Dunn and his now-spouse were backpacking in Utah’s Canyonlands when a windstorm swept in out of nowhere.
—Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 2 Apr. 2025
During the same period, the FAIR Plan received more than 500 claims that were not related to the Los Angeles County wildfires, including windstorm and other fire claims.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for windstorm
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While all of these are often referred to as fire tornadoes or firenadoes, researchers have detected subtle differences in how they are organized.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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And the same for tornadoes and hurricanes and fires.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 July 2025
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Pang’s departure is a blow to Apple’s AI ambitions and comes amid internal scrutiny of its AI strategy, which has so far failed to match the capabilities fielded by rival tech companies, leaving Apple dependent on third-party AI models from OpenAI and Anthropic.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
8 July 2025
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The news was not only a blow to Lilly but also a surprise to millions using Zepbound on Caremark plans, who are now questioning how to move forward.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
7 July 2025
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The gale warning was set to expire at 9 a.m. local time on Monday, but hazardous seas of 12 to 17 feet were forecast to persist through 3 a.m. local time on Wednesday.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 June 2025
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From the Oregon border to San Diego, NWS issued a combination of gale warnings, hazardous seas, and beach hazards statements.—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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Cottonwood was expected to see southwest winds around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph, through the afternoon, switching to a 6-mph north wind in the evening, expected to calm after midnight, the weather service said.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
3 July 2025
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West southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
3 July 2025
Noun
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People caught in the tempest discovered the limits of human control.—
Ethan Wolin
Updated July 4,
Sacbee.com,
4 July 2025
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In this tempest of confusion, a welcome sea-change is occurring in markets: value is finally outperforming growth.—
James Berman,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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But the squall on the water was separate, less substantial in terms of both space and duration — and trickier to foresee, according to Colin McKellar, a meteorologist who was on duty Saturday in Reno.—
Ethan Wolin,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2025
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The larger concern, once again, were the trees alongside the trail whose roots had largely been ripped from earth and now pointed down the mountain, ready to slide given the right squall.—
Grayson Haver Currin,
Outside Online,
20 June 2025
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“Windstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windstorm. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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