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Adjective (1)
one particularly windy day should shake the last of the autumn leaves from the trees
gave his usual windy speech about working for the common people
a windy saleswoman who told us a lot more than we wanted to know about vacuum cleaners
Adjective (2)
a windy little creek
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Molly Allen, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2024
Siddhi Choubey and Sonja Krohn Saginaw County, Middle Suburb
Saginaw County voters turned out to polling places on a warm and windy November day, some greeted by tunes from a DJ.
—Arpan Lobo, Nushrat Rahman, Natalie Davies, Lindsay Tague, Alexander Boesch, Sarah Moore, Sophia Jundy, Mikia Lawrence, Alec Mork, Siddhi Choubey and Sonja Krohn, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
From wet to windy to record warmth: An electoral array of the elements face voters across the U.S. heading to the polls Tuesday.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
Becoming cloudy, windy and warm with a couple of showers and a thunderstorm in the afternoon.
🍔 Hamilton County magistrate approves 6 Frisch's Big Boy evictions.
—Rasputin Todd, The Enquirer, 31 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
After climbing a windy road to the top of a hill, I was met with a welcoming sign and gate that announced my arrival at the property.
—Molly Allen, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2024
Siddhi Choubey and Sonja Krohn Saginaw County, Middle Suburb
Saginaw County voters turned out to polling places on a warm and windy November day, some greeted by tunes from a DJ.
—Arpan Lobo, Nushrat Rahman, Natalie Davies, Lindsay Tague, Alexander Boesch, Sarah Moore, Sophia Jundy, Mikia Lawrence, Alec Mork, Siddhi Choubey and Sonja Krohn, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
From wet to windy to record warmth: An electoral array of the elements face voters across the U.S. heading to the polls Tuesday.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
Becoming cloudy, windy and warm with a couple of showers and a thunderstorm in the afternoon.
🍔 Hamilton County magistrate approves 6 Frisch's Big Boy evictions.
—Rasputin Todd, The Enquirer, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Windy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/windy. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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