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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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
Will Toni end up with the guy of her dreams or in a blizzard of trouble?
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EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
The remaining reasons include tornadoes, wildfires and a range of other causes such as extreme heat waves and blizzards.
—Christian Weller, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
With a blizzard of tweets, blog posts, public comments, and podcasts, the tech industry’s most powerful business leaders are delivering a running commentary on this year’s presidential campaign cycle that’s hard to tune out.
—Byalexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2024
And that prepares me for small emergencies like an upset stomach, on up to spending the night in the back seat during a blizzard.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 14 Oct. 2024
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EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
The remaining reasons include tornadoes, wildfires and a range of other causes such as extreme heat waves and blizzards.
—Christian Weller, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
With a blizzard of tweets, blog posts, public comments, and podcasts, the tech industry’s most powerful business leaders are delivering a running commentary on this year’s presidential campaign cycle that’s hard to tune out.
—Byalexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2024
And that prepares me for small emergencies like an upset stomach, on up to spending the night in the back seat during a blizzard.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 14 Oct. 2024
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However, by Wednesday, the front is expected to stall across the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys, keeping scattered showers and thunderstorms in the region until Thursday morning.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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For Election Day, though, the National Weather Service forecast a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms, with clouds in the morning and then skies gradually becoming sunny.Penny Weaver, arkansasonline.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Bey then turned the tide with her own spin on the Baywatch classic — sporting that red-hot, high-cut bathing suit with rescue can and whistle.Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Niccol, who saw growth surge as the CEO of Chipotle, was brought in to turn the tide at Starbucks.Megan Poinski, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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The hurricanes left over 200 people dead in their wake, including in North Carolina and Georgia, and many structures destroyed.Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
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The two hurricanes were among the most destructive in recent memory.Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
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By 1958, part of the stream in Elm Grove was developed over, and routed into a concrete culvert, which no longer absorbed the water as the wetland did.Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
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Otherwise, you’ll likely be inundated with an endless stream of texts from the family group chat and notifications from social-media platforms.Angela Haupt, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
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Earlier Thursday, the typhoon’s eye blew about 110 kilometers (68 miles) east of the northernmost Philippine province of Batanes, a cluster of islands and islets of about 19,000 people.ASSOCIATED PRESS, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
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The impacts have been significant even though this year’s western Pacific typhoon season could be considered milder than usual, according to Jason Nicholls, a meteorologist with AccuWeather.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2024
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As of October 30, 2024, the S&P 500 is up approximately 22.5% year-to-date, representing a bullish break from election year norms and rewarding 401(k) savers who stayed the course amid the avalanche of sensational election headlines.Brian Menickella, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Each tool hangs precariously on a nailhead, and one wrong move can lead to a dangerous avalanche of rakes and shovels.Christina Shepherd McGuire, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Oct. 2024
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During a snowstorm on January 26, 2022, Syrian traffickers attempted to ferry a huge consignment of captagon pills into Jordan on foot.Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Roads up to the summit were closed on Sunday and Monday amid the snowstorm, which resulted in up to 4 inches of snowfall, according to the National Weather Service.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
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Questions about the state’s rehab capacity also remain, if Proposition 36 works as intended and adds a flood of people into the treatment pipeline.Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Meanwhile, state and local agencies fail to act despite floods of protests.Will Tizard, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Blizzard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blizzard. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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