hurricanes

noun

plural of hurricane
as in disturbances
a state of noisy, confused activity economic news that unleashed a hurricane on the trading floor

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Recent Examples of hurricanes How rare are tropical storms or hurricanes in Southern California? — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 Researchers say that more attention needs to be placed on the threat of tropical cyclones — a term that includes hurricanes and tropical storms — to Southern California. — Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026 Thanks to well above average ocean temperatures due to the Super El Niño, tropical storms and hurricanes south of California are forming at breakneck speed. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026 This is where one is conditioned to expect a discussion of calm before storms, of late-summer hurricanes and the punishing realities of September markets. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026 Insurance can also be costly or hard to get, especially in places prone to hurricanes. — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 The height of hurricane season looms, and Gulf Coast refineries have in the past been derailed by major hurricanes hitting the Gulf Coast. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026 Those include floods and hurricanes and threats posed by hazardous materials. — Michael Van Sickler, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurricanes
  1. disturbances
  2. commotions
  3. storms
  4. stirs
  5. turmoils
  6. noises
Noun
  • The smallest robot was the most agile of the three, and the largest one was the best at maintaining its trajectory when faced with disturbances meant to throw it off course.
    — Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026
  • In response to the disturbances, The Rotunda increased security at the space.
    — Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of disturbances
Noun
  • Over the past year, men’s ski jumping has been marred by Norway’s cheating scandal and more recent genital manipulation rumors, which has become one of the early commotions of the Milano-Cortina Games.
    — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 8 Feb. 2026
Definition of commotions
Noun
  • There is a slight chance of storms on Sunday afternoon, with a 15% to 25% chance of precipitation, but some forecasts call for dry conditions.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
  • In the meantime, several storms were brewing in the Pacific Ocean, including Lowell, which reached hurricane strength Tuesday morning.
    — Jamie Stengle, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of storms
Noun
  • Refrigerated pie crust helps this pie come together with just a few stirs of the whisk.
    — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
Definition of stirs
Noun
  • About two couples, connected and dependent on one another, raising their kids alongside each other, facing the same turmoils, the same existential questions.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Mayer and Strong offer a broad pop-history lesson, in which the same tensions and turmoils churn on and on in their terrible cycle throughout the decades; the only thing that’s changed are the aesthetics.
    — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Definition of turmoils
Noun
  • McGee joked with the crowd that their most similar qualities were distress around loud noises and mild anxiety.
    — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Anna Watson’s lighting keeps much of the house just dim enough to make the imagination dangerous, while Tony winner Gareth Fry’s sound design surrounds the audience with ominous noises whose sources aren’t always immediately clear.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of noises

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“Hurricanes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurricanes. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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