1
as in thunderstorm
a severe storm with a large amount of falling snow
Their trip was delayed by a week because of a blizzard.
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2
as in tide
an overwhelming influx or flow of something
The star's off-the-cuff comments touched off a blizzard of criticism on social media.
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Recent Examples of blizzard
Charles Krupa/Pool AP The prosecution alleges that Read hit O'Keefe while making a three-point turn and pulling out of Albert's driveway and left him for dead in the middle of a blizzard.
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 28 Mar. 2025
The sheriff’s office said previously that Rice County was under a blizzard warning from 9 p.m. March 4 to 3 p.m. March 5.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
Spring is off to a furious start for several parts of the country after a blizzard dumped over a foot of snow and tornadoes raced through neighborhoods in the Midwest as the same storm system moves east to drench the East Coast.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2025
In addition to the blizzard, several other factors contributed to the tragedy on Mount Everest that day.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 28 Mar. 2025
The sheriff’s office said previously that Rice County was under a blizzard warning from 9 p.m. March 4 to 3 p.m. March 5.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
Spring is off to a furious start for several parts of the country after a blizzard dumped over a foot of snow and tornadoes raced through neighborhoods in the Midwest as the same storm system moves east to drench the East Coast.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2025
In addition to the blizzard, several other factors contributed to the tragedy on Mount Everest that day.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blizzard
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How to act during strong winds Take shelter: Immediately go inside a sturdy building during a high wind warning or severe thunderstorm warning and move to an interior room or basement.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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What To Know Though widespread severe thunderstorms are not forecast for Wednesday, the National Weather Service (NWS) warns that isolated thunderstorms may still form across the northern and central Plains, Midwest, Ohio Valley and eastern Florida.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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There are a few things that we Southerners will never abandon, no matter which way the trending tide flows.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
3 Apr. 2025
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These pilots possess expert knowledge of the specific port’s geography, tides, currents, weather patterns, traffic, and navigational hazards.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Curaçao lies outside the Main Development Region for tropical cyclones, so the risk of a hurricane making landfall here is very low.—
Kathleen Peddicord,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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To make sure the community is better prepared, the Foundation funds nonprofit disaster relief efforts at the beginning of the hurricane season.—
Mimi Whitefield,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2025
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Now, the lawmakers’ asks are in: the proposition needs a funding stream that some characterize as enormous and others say is miniscule to work as advertised.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Rip currents are fast flowing streams of water that form perpendicular to the beach.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2025
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In recent years, a combination of bad weather, heatwaves and the threats of typhoons and earthquakes have sparked bouts of panic-buying in the nation of 124 million people.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2025
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Last year, the 112-year-old Alishan Forest Railway reopened following 15 years of delays and repairs after typhoons and landslides severed this scenic 44-mile journey that starts out in the southern city of Chiayi and takes passengers high into Taiwan’s verdant mountain ranges.—
Jeremy Engle,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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An avalanche of global popular culture attention in the past 30 years, long after her passing, much of it straining reality and breaking from it entirely, has additionally contributed to a Kahlo shrouded more in myth than truth.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Burks closed that avalanche by swishing a three just before the third quarter buzzer.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2025
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September, October and November at Grand Teton see a mix of sunny days and cold nights, with rain and occasional snowstorms.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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Read, 45, is accused of striking O’Keefe, her boyfriend of two years and a 16-year Boston Police officer, with her car and leaving him to die in a major snowstorm on the front lawn of 34 Fairview Rd., in Canton.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
21 Mar. 2025
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Brown saw 3 feet of water flood her home in a predominantly Black neighborhood that still shows damage from the storm.—
Jesse Coburn,
ProPublica,
25 Mar. 2025
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Best Option Restoration is a nationally franchised disaster restoration business that handles wind and storm damage, fire damage, flood/water damage, and contents cleanout to residential and commercial customers.—
Ethan Stone,
USA TODAY,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Blizzard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blizzard. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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