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Recent Examples of sandstorm
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.
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Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 27 June 2024
Frequent sandstorms can bury key equipment or solar panels.
—Ramin Skibba, WIRED, 28 Dec. 2022
Droughts and sandstorms are forcing hundreds of thousands of rural residents to leave their homes.
—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
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Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 27 June 2024
Frequent sandstorms can bury key equipment or solar panels.
—Ramin Skibba, WIRED, 28 Dec. 2022
Droughts and sandstorms are forcing hundreds of thousands of rural residents to leave their homes.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandstorm
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Give yourself the gift of dryness with these stylish and versatile umbrellas, and grab this exclusive 15% off Shed Rain discount code from WIRED before the next rainstorm rolls in.Molly Higgins, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2024
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Before his fateful final meeting with Joan, Guy was happy as a bachelor in paradise, not fazed at all about getting caught in a sudden rainstorm earlier.Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2024
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The chance of precipitation is 100% with showers, a possible thunderstorm and a high near 61.Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 16 Dec. 2024
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While the strongest part of the system passed by Saturday afternoon, the NWS warned of isolated severe thunderstorms continuing throughout the morning.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
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Bad weather on the ascent corridor took the first three launch options on March 1 and 2 off the table.Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2024
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Insulate Pipes Pipes in basements and crawl spaces can be susceptible to freezing in very cold weather.Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024
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Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. continues to focus on restoring operations and rebuilding infrastructure affected by the Maui windstorm and wildfires.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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People feeling squeezed by wages that don’t seem to keep up with rising costs for food, property taxes and windstorm insurance?Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 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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Milton was the third hurricane in 2024 to make landfall in the state.Leah Dolan, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
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This segment of the company was impacted by several disruptions including hurricanes Helene and Milton, and a drop in demand in Europe during the Paris Olympics.Bruce Gil, Quartz, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Sandstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandstorm. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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