windswept

adjective

Definition of windsweptnext
as in windblown

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Recent Examples of windswept The couple fell in love with this windswept arc of land that lies in the Mediterranean off the eastern coast of Spain. — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 16 Aug. 2026 Because the dark sand absorbs light and the white frost reflects it, the interplay transforms the landscape into something that looks more like a scene from a sci-fi movie than a windswept Martian plain. — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 17 July 2026 Even the idyllic island on which the nymph Calypso (Charlize Theron) is keeping an amnesiac Odysseus when the film begins is depicted as a windswept sandbar that looks in danger of being washed away by a strong-enough storm. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 July 2026 The Falkland Islands, the English call the windswept, rocky outcrops in the frigid south Atlantic Ocean. — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for windswept
Recent Examples of Synonyms for windswept
  1. windblown
  2. blustery
  3. gusty
  4. breezy
  5. bleak
  6. stormy
  7. turbulent
  8. inclement
Adjective
  • People are thought to get infected by inhaling the amoeba from windblown dust or by getting contaminated soil or water in a wound.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Keep in mind that barriers aren’t foolproof, especially when weeds spread by windblown seeds or grow over the top of an obstruction.
    — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 22 July 2026
Definition of windblown
Adjective
  • On a spring morning so blustery that the National Weather Service issued a small craft advisory, a Samish Indian Nation research boat, called the Chinook (Yómech), set out from Anacortes, Washington, just east of the San Juan Islands.
    — John Ryan, NPR, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Temperatures are expected to average near normal, but quick cold snaps, snow squalls, blustery winds and brief snowy periods are possible.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of blustery
Adjective
  • In addition to flooding, the storm may produce locally gusty winds, especially near the coast and within heavier thunderstorms, AccuWeather said.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Any storm that develops could produce brief, strong, gusty winds and lightning.
    — Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of gusty
Adjective
  • The image of that breezy, boisterous grandma stayed with Steinem for years.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Mornings unfold by the pool or on a breezy balcony with front-row views of the Mediterranean.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of breezy
Adjective
  • Although the news may be bleak for the dinner's thousands of supporters, the committee also shared a glimmer of hope.
    — Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Aug. 2026
  • In many ways, her life feels like a bleak look at the false promise of placing all of your need for validation in your husband.
    — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of bleak
Adjective
  • The stormiest periods will be in late December, mid-January, early and late February and early and late March.
    — Mike Snider, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Fire is part of the Everglades ecology — wildfire season coincides with the end of spring when stormy-weather lightning strikes ignite marshes still dry from winter.
    — Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of stormy
Adjective
  • Prototype points toward larger trials To demonstrate the design, the researchers produced a marine buoy that remained stable in a turbulent seawater tank rotated up to 45 degrees.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The report from the Government Accountability Office found delays and holes in how the Secret Service updates its policies regarding threats, and arrives after a few turbulent years for the agency charged with the president’s protection.
    — Jesse Bedayn, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of turbulent
Adjective
  • There was inclement weather somewhere along the way to New York, and the plane hadn’t even left its previous city.
    — Eve Chen, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The postponement was due to inclement weather in the forecast.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026
Definition of inclement

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“Windswept.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windswept. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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