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Recent Examples of northeaster
The ocean keeps coming because of climate change, sea level rise, nor'easters, hurricanes, et cetera.
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Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 8 July 2023
That morning, around 6, authorities found O'Keefe on the ground outside the Canton home just before a nor'easter struck the town with 21 inches of snow.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 26 May 2023
Last month, much of upstate New York and New Hampshire received heavy snow, with more than 2 feet of snow falling in several regions along the East Coast because of a nor'easter in March.
—Teddy Grant, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2023
Dig deeper Wednesday forecast: Winter storm continues to hit NY, New England; California sees snow, flooding What is a nor'easter?
—Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2023
The storm could bring the highest snowfall totals of the season to Boston as well as other parts of coastal Massachusetts, potentially causing power outages in the area come Tuesday when the nor'easter is at its peak, CBS Boston reported.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2023
Snowfall is expected in Connecticut during the approaching nor'easter.
—Lauren Booker, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Mar. 2023
Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 8 July 2023
That morning, around 6, authorities found O'Keefe on the ground outside the Canton home just before a nor'easter struck the town with 21 inches of snow.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 26 May 2023
Last month, much of upstate New York and New Hampshire received heavy snow, with more than 2 feet of snow falling in several regions along the East Coast because of a nor'easter in March.
—Teddy Grant, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2023
Dig deeper Wednesday forecast: Winter storm continues to hit NY, New England; California sees snow, flooding What is a nor'easter?
—Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2023
The storm could bring the highest snowfall totals of the season to Boston as well as other parts of coastal Massachusetts, potentially causing power outages in the area come Tuesday when the nor'easter is at its peak, CBS Boston reported.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2023
Snowfall is expected in Connecticut during the approaching nor'easter.
—Lauren Booker, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for northeaster
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The Port of Palm Beach switched from port condition Yankee to port condition Zulu at 6 p.m. Tuesday, meaning sustained gale force winds are expected to arrive within 12 hours.David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2024
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Slowly the mystical land enters her inner world and – one day at a time – Rona finds hope and strength in herself among the heavy gales and the bracingly cold sea.Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
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But Manchin raced across town from a previous engagement to deliver the fatal blow, 50-49.Axios, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
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Then, when the entire sector was down, Siemens Energy got hit with another blow.Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
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Giovanni Beretta, Regional Vice President and General Manager Wright wanted the building’s shape to resemble a traditional Arabian dhow’s triangular sail billowing in the wind.Katharina Kotrba, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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All that hand wringing over Andrews’ empty stat lines in September amounted to so much spit in the wind.Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 2 Dec. 2024
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First, through a combination of weaker trade winds and westerlies over the tropical Atlantic, La Niña tends to create a more placid atmosphere.Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 20 May 2024
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Their modest city saw an influx of evacuees from nearby rural and coastal regions soon after hot westerlies sent walls of flame into a string of towns and villages around New Year's Eve.NBC News, NBC News, 11 Jan. 2020
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“Northeaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/northeaster. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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