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Recent Examples of windswept
The ideal trip here marries the best of both small-town charm and windswept coastal beauty — here's how to do it.
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Lila Harron Battis, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2024
Here, the cringey sizing up begins: Jo, effortlessly cool, like Lara Croft in a tank top with windswept hair, talks shop about tornadoes and jumps off the back of a pickup truck with ease.
—Katla McGlynn, Vulture, 17 July 2024
Off the windswept western coast of France, around two and a half hours by car north of Bordeaux, the Île de Ré is often invoked as Europe’s answer to Martha’s Vineyard: outdoorsy, a little la-di-dah, and a watering hole for city-dwellers on holiday, particularly during the summer.
—Jo Rodgers, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2024
Add Florida’s panhandle to the growing list of sites for Dream Golf destination properties, joining the windswept dunes of eastern Colorado and a secluded sandy stretch of land in East Texas.
—Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Lila Harron Battis, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2024
Here, the cringey sizing up begins: Jo, effortlessly cool, like Lara Croft in a tank top with windswept hair, talks shop about tornadoes and jumps off the back of a pickup truck with ease.
—Katla McGlynn, Vulture, 17 July 2024
Off the windswept western coast of France, around two and a half hours by car north of Bordeaux, the Île de Ré is often invoked as Europe’s answer to Martha’s Vineyard: outdoorsy, a little la-di-dah, and a watering hole for city-dwellers on holiday, particularly during the summer.
—Jo Rodgers, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2024
Add Florida’s panhandle to the growing list of sites for Dream Golf destination properties, joining the windswept dunes of eastern Colorado and a secluded sandy stretch of land in East Texas.
—Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for windswept
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Residents of certain parts of the Inland Empire west of Los Angeles are currently subject to the NWS alert, while the South Coast Air Quality Management District has issued a windblown dust advisory for the area.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Completion of this training allows a user to operate a vessel powered by a motor of more than 15 horsepower or a windblown vessel over 14 feet in length.Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Mar. 2024
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The Puerto Rican emcee's breezy flow and buttery vocals help her land clever punchlines and knockout songs.Pamela Avila, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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Marinelli’s funeral was held on a warm, breezy afternoon in April 2023.Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 17 Dec. 2024
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Remember, this was a pretty bleak time for basic cable.Josef Adalian, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
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The reality that the Giants have four more games of this despair is painfully bleak.Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 15 Dec. 2024
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Not only are storms now stormier, Dubbeldam says; droughts are also drier.Christine Ro, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Travel nationwide over the holiday weekend may be impacted by a stormy Northeast, which is getting hit by the same weather that passed through the Bay Area last weekend, Behringer said.Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2024
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Nissan has weathered a turbulent decade, including the 2018 arrest of former boss Carlos Ghosn, who later jumped bail and fled Japan concealed in a music equipment box.AFP, Fortune Asia, 23 Dec. 2024
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There is no way of overestimating Duffy’s leadership during those turbulent times.Tim Kiska, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024
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Rope or Chain Ropes or chains can be used for towing or driving in inclement weather.Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2024
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Wednesday has several chances for inclement weather.Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Windswept.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windswept. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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