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Recent Examples of sandstorm
Jordanian forces have infrared cameras that register body heat, but these sometimes fail to spot traffickers—say, during a sandstorm.
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Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
As a result, communities now face relentless cycles of droughts, floods, dust and sandstorms, and worsening air pollution.
—Sanam Mahoozi, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
The director explained that the sandstorm element of the Burj Khalifa scene and the scene that follows it was envisioned specifically as a way to emphasize to viewers just how tall the Burj Khalifa is.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 11 July 2024
In a place of punishing heat, sandstorms and so little water, Hale explained that the rock had experienced every force on the planet that could weather it, other than water.
—Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 27 June 2024
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Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
As a result, communities now face relentless cycles of droughts, floods, dust and sandstorms, and worsening air pollution.
—Sanam Mahoozi, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
The director explained that the sandstorm element of the Burj Khalifa scene and the scene that follows it was envisioned specifically as a way to emphasize to viewers just how tall the Burj Khalifa is.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 11 July 2024
In a place of punishing heat, sandstorms and so little water, Hale explained that the rock had experienced every force on the planet that could weather it, other than water.
—Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 27 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandstorm
Noun
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Videos have been posted online of mudslides causing chaos in Southern California after a powerful rainstorm hit the area on Thursday.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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Hundreds of Los Angeles residents already weary from wildfires that devastated the area last month were ordered to evacuate again on Thursday as a rainstorm threatened to bring flash floods and mudslides to the region.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2025
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Cities such as Dallas, Little Rock and Nashville will also remain warm enough to face rain and possibly thunderstorms.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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To get people interested in Lay’s potato chips, PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay will unspool a cinematic, minute-long spot all about the travails of potato farmers, complete with a raging thunderstorm, a young girl and an absence of dialogue.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
7 Feb. 2025
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All of this analysis happens before the information reaches private weather apps and TV stations.—
Christine Wiedinmyer,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2025
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Various weather warnings were set to remain in place for large sections of the eastern U.S. through Thursday, as forecasters said the next winter storm could blanket wide bands of the country with upwards of 10 inches of snow.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2025
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The utility periodically shuts off power before windstorms to reduce the chance that its power lines and other equipment will spark a wildfire.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Jan. 2025
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Winds are expected to be strong but, as has been expected for days, significantly weaker than last week’s historic windstorms that fueled the rapid spread of the Palisades and Eaton fires, among the most destructive in modern California history.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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So far, there have been no reports of serious damage from the hailstorm.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
25 Dec. 2024
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Maria Review: Angelina Jolie Is Terrific (If Less Than Note-Perfect) as Tragic Diva Maria Callas Romy, of course, is risking a hailstorm — think really large stones, or smallish boulders — that could destroy her career and alienate her colleagues and her husband (Antonio Banderas).—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
24 Dec. 2024
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And with rising temperatures come rising risks: stronger hurricanes in the Atlantic, more severe cloudbursts in storms across North America, increasing drought in the Great Plains, larger wildfires in the West.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2024
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And with the climate’s rising temperature comes rising risks: stronger hurricanes in the Atlantic, more severe cloudbursts in storms across the continent, increasing drought on the Great Plains, larger wildfires in the West.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2024
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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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Not your generic, garden-variety thundershower.—
Paul Douglas,
Star Tribune,
29 Apr. 2021
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As greenhouse gas emissions keep warming our climate, hurricanes and rainfalls are getting more intense.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 Feb. 2025
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As happens after every major natural disaster, political leaders — everyone from President Trump to Gov. Gavin Newsom of California — have vowed to rebuild after last year’s hurricanes and the recent California wildfires.—
Eli Lehrer,
Boston Herald,
12 Feb. 2025
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“Sandstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandstorm. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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