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as in gusty
marked by strong wind or more wind than usual one particularly windy day should shake the last of the autumn leaves from the trees

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The Franklin Fire continues to burn in Malibu amid the dry and windy conditions. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024 The bugs can become so annoying that the caribou focus on avoiding them — fleeing to icy, windy areas, for instance — at the expense of eating. Barbara Moran, NPR, 10 Dec. 2024 The previous record was $5.52 million for the white dress Marilyn Monroe once wore above a windy subway grate. Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024 Videos of the disappointed Democratic supporters of Harris screaming on the windy and sandy lake shore on Nov. 9 went viral this week. Heather Hunter, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for windy 

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“Windy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windy. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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