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Recent Examples of windswept
Set along the windswept Northern shores of Navarino Island, Puerto Williams is best known as a port town and gateway for travelers seeking to explore Patagonia’s legendary Tierra del Fuego as well as jumping off point for sailing to Antarctica.
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Michelle Gross, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Kris Kristofferson didn’t just write songs like he was destined for country music’s Mt. Rushmore; with his windswept hair and his craggy face, the singer and songwriter also looked like a guy meant for sculpted eternity.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
The ceremony began at 5:30 p.m. on the windswept waterfront at Hotel Cala di Volpe.
—Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
This is a story about a seemingly unforgiving landscape that’s actually giving back every minute, once Rona reopens herself to its windswept language.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
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Michelle Gross, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Kris Kristofferson didn’t just write songs like he was destined for country music’s Mt. Rushmore; with his windswept hair and his craggy face, the singer and songwriter also looked like a guy meant for sculpted eternity.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
The ceremony began at 5:30 p.m. on the windswept waterfront at Hotel Cala di Volpe.
—Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
This is a story about a seemingly unforgiving landscape that’s actually giving back every minute, once Rona reopens herself to its windswept language.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for windswept
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Conditions were perfect for testing—variable—ranging from windblown powder and pristine corduroy to sunny slush and refrozen mank.Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 11 Oct. 2024
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Even so, the mechanics behind the radiation generation has gradually come into focus: As thunderstorms develop, windblown drafts of water droplets, ice, and hail combine into a mix that creates electric charges similar to static electricity.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Oct. 2024
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The dry and breezy conditions will lead to elevated fire weather concerns when stronger winds occur mid-week.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Weather: Cloudy, breezy and warm with a couple of showers and a high of 69 degrees.Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 4 Nov. 2024
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Some recipients responded to the texts with anger and others with a sense of humor, but many agree that the messages seem to be a bleak foreshadowing.Char Adams, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The stock's fate hinges on the 2024 presidential election results, with potential appreciation if Trump wins, but a bleak outlook if Kamala Harris prevails.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Kotb and co-anchor Jenna Bush Hager definitely had fun on Today's Halloween celebration, when the two performed a Titanic skit with Kotb dangling off the side of a door in a stormy sea.Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2024
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The show is of exceptional intimacy—just 40 seats—and guests are borne to the Casa, too, by the sea route, conveyed by boat around the periphery of the island to a landing so small and rocky as to be unnavigable in stormy seas.Nathan Heller, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
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In the recent Saturday Night movie, which mythologizes the series’ turbulent birth, Gabrielle LaBelle (playing a young Michaels) gives a speech about how SNL should feel like a wild night out in the city, all jazz and revelry.Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024
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In these turbulent times, the role of states in safeguarding fundamental rights has never been more crucial.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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The worst of the winter weather—including winter storm warnings and high wind warnings—is expected in Montana and Wyoming, traditionally red states that former President Donald Trump is unlikely to lose, even if voter turnout falls with the inclement weather.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Although inclement weather may impact voter turnout in the battlegrounds, states including North Carolina and Georgia have already reported surpassing early voting records.Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Windswept.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windswept. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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