blizzard

noun

Definition of blizzardnext
1
as in thunderstorm
a severe storm with a large amount of falling snow Their trip was delayed by a week because of a blizzard.

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2
as in tide
an overwhelming influx or flow of something The star's off-the-cuff comments touched off a blizzard of criticism on social media.

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Recent Examples of blizzard When Arctic air meets a moisture-rich storm system, the combination can produce snowstorms and blizzards. — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026 After an attempt to solve the climate crisis created a worldwide perma-blizzard, what’s left of humanity now circles the globe in a speeding train that’s strictly segregated by economic status. — Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026 Years later, a Christmas blizzard brings them back together, giving them one more chance to discover if the magic between them was meant to last. — Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2026 The production planned to grab exterior footage outside Broadway’s Music Box Theatre — the film’s principal location — before a New York City blizzard intervened. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for blizzard
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blizzard
  1. thunderstorm
  2. tide
  3. hurricane
  4. stream
  5. typhoon
  6. avalanche
  7. snowstorm
  8. flood
Noun
  • Rain was falling as a thunderstorm moved through Dellona at the time of the crash.
    — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • There is a 20% chance of an isolated shower or thunderstorm this afternoon, with better coverage north and west of the metroplex into Wednesday night.
    — Damien Lodes, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of thunderstorm
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  • Amid a national migration crisis, four young Cuban artists go against the tide and choose to stay.
    — Addie Morfoot, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Though Kansas hasn’t elected a Democratic senator in almost a century, the tide may be turning.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of tide
Noun
  • Hurricane Isaias made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane on Saturday, spawning tornadoes, destroying buildings and downing power lines across the Gulf region.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Over the weekend, the hurricane brought heavy rain to the southern state of Guerrero, killing one person.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of hurricane
Noun
  • There, an ominous cloud settled over Holden’s every word, with a stream of samples that made the beats feel textured and lush.
    — Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Buffering is an act of efficiency; holding portions of files in a temporary memory store lets your laptop stream without disruption.
    — Nitish Pahwa, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of stream
Noun
  • The average hurricane is about 300 miles (482 kilometers) wide, but hurricanes – or typhoons, as they’re called in the western Pacific of the Northern Hemisphere – can be much bigger or smaller.
    — Zachary Handlos, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026
  • In the northwest Pacific they are called typhoons and in the south Pacific and Indian oceans they are called cyclones or tropical cyclones.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of typhoon
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  • Holding her tongue is not Kate’s forte in general, and the severity of Todd’s avalanche of blunders in their meeting with the British foreign secretary tests the outer limits of her ability.
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The avalanche is considered one of the worst disasters in Nepal mountaineering history.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of avalanche
Noun
  • Even during historically warm winters, intense cold snaps, lake-effect bursts, and major individual snowstorms remain entirely possible.
    — Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The Broncos, at 4-11, flew back to Denver as a snowstorm snarled travel across the country.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of snowstorm
Noun
  • The cemetery where her family members are buried is one of eight in the flood zone that will have to be exhumed.
    — Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Paraguay has seen the most evacuations from the recent floods.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
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