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Recent Examples of sandstorm
Droughts and sandstorms are forcing hundreds of thousands of rural residents to leave their homes.
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Marwa Daoudy, Foreign Affairs, 22 Feb. 2022
The road was rutted, and the drive was interrupted by sandstorms that swept in without warning, sometimes forcing us to a complete stop.
—Declan Walsh, New York Times, 14 June 2024
Walking through this sandstorm is accompanied by an appropriate blowing sound effect on the DualSense controller.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 30 May 2024
The endless stretches of desert, the forbidding fortresses rising out of dead expanses, the raging sandstorms that turn characters into hazy Turner-smudges — none of these seem particularly real because, surely, they were never supposed to.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 15 May 2024
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Marwa Daoudy, Foreign Affairs, 22 Feb. 2022
The road was rutted, and the drive was interrupted by sandstorms that swept in without warning, sometimes forcing us to a complete stop.
—Declan Walsh, New York Times, 14 June 2024
Walking through this sandstorm is accompanied by an appropriate blowing sound effect on the DualSense controller.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 30 May 2024
The endless stretches of desert, the forbidding fortresses rising out of dead expanses, the raging sandstorms that turn characters into hazy Turner-smudges — none of these seem particularly real because, surely, they were never supposed to.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 15 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandstorm
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The incident comes as Spain is dealing with flash floods that began with rainstorms on Tuesday, Oct. 29, and continued through Wednesday, Oct. 30, spanning the southern and eastern parts of the country — from Malaga to Valencia — according to the Associated Press.David Chiu, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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After an adventurous Uber ride where the driver had to jump-start his engine, Willow and Eric wed outside the River Café right before a rainstorm began.Elise Taylor, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
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For Election Day, though, the National Weather Service forecast a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms, with clouds in the morning and then skies gradually becoming sunny.Penny Weaver, arkansasonline.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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However, by Wednesday, the front is expected to stall across the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys, keeping scattered showers and thunderstorms in the region until Thursday morning.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Given the persistent dry weather in New Jersey since mid-August, ending the drought conditions would require several months of at least average rainfall, if not substantially more, said Shawn LaTourette, the state’s commissioner of environmental protection.Melissa Chan, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The wet weather had tapered off by Monday afternoon, leading to clear skies and sunny, albeit cool conditions.Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
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The company disclosed substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern due to the financial impact of the Maui windstorm and wildfires.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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The prospectus outlines the typical credit risks and also specific hazards including earthquakes in California, typhoons in Japan and European windstorms.Chris Dobstaff, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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For instance, there’s a scene in the car near the end when Helen and Bill [Paxton] get into a hailstorm.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 July 2024
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Dallas-Fort Worth sits in an area at high risk for serious thunderstorms, hailstorms and tornadoes.Mira Rojanasakul, New York Times, 30 Sep. 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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The hurricanes left over 200 people dead in their wake, including in North Carolina and Georgia, and many structures destroyed.Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
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The two hurricanes were among the most destructive in recent memory.Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
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“Sandstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandstorm. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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