1
: a periodic wind especially in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia
2
: the season of the southwest monsoon in India and adjacent areas that is characterized by very heavy rainfall
3
: rainfall that is associated with the monsoon
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floods caused by summer monsoons
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Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Over 350 people have died in a 72 hour period in Pakistan due to monsoon flooding, Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority reported, bringing the total number of people killed to over 650 since June 26.
—Trisha Mukherjee, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2025
Pakistan has received higher-than-normal monsoon rainfall this year, which experts link to climate change, triggering floods and mudslides that have killed some 541 people since June 26, according to the National Disaster Management Authority.
—Muhammad Sajjad, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
The summer has been quite lovely these past few days, with some light monsoons here in the high mountain desert.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Monsoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monsoon. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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monsoon
noun
mon·soon
män-ˈsün 
1
: a periodic wind in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia
2
: the rainy season that accompanies the southwest monsoon
3
: rainfall that is associated with the monsoon season
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