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as in blow
a sudden brief rush of wind
a gust tore her umbrella from her grip and blew it down the street
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as in explosion
a sudden intense expression of strong feeling
the stressed-out coworker cried out with a gust of emotion that we had never witnessed before
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Recent Examples of gust
Northwest winds are expected to be 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.
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Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
In a weather briefing Wednesday afternoon, the National Weather Service Indianapolis warns of strong wind gusts and snowfall tonight as snow moves across Central Indiana, mainly north of Interstate 74.
—Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Dec. 2024
Weather officials caution that parts of the state, including the Watertown area, could see more snow Tuesday to Sunday, with wind gusts over 40 miles per hour.
—Chandelis Duster, NPR, 2 Dec. 2024
The parade’s giant balloons cannot fly if maximum sustained winds hit 23 mph or greater or if gusts exceed 34 mph.
—NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024
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Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
In a weather briefing Wednesday afternoon, the National Weather Service Indianapolis warns of strong wind gusts and snowfall tonight as snow moves across Central Indiana, mainly north of Interstate 74.
—Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Dec. 2024
Weather officials caution that parts of the state, including the Watertown area, could see more snow Tuesday to Sunday, with wind gusts over 40 miles per hour.
—Chandelis Duster, NPR, 2 Dec. 2024
The parade’s giant balloons cannot fly if maximum sustained winds hit 23 mph or greater or if gusts exceed 34 mph.
—NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024
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But Manchin raced across town from a previous engagement to deliver the fatal blow, 50-49.Axios, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
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The network has struggled to convince media companies to carry it and suffered a big blow when it was dropped by DirecTV in 2022.Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 10 Dec. 2024
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The Los Angeles lawsuit recalls that Buzbee represented several victims of the 2005 explosion at BP's Texas refinery, which killed 15 workers and injured 180.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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The incident occurred around 3:30 a.m. when an explosion and underground fire in a manhole on Elm Street required a power shutdown to most of the capital region, according to Eversource and Tina Varona, spokesperson for Hartford Hospital.Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 Dec. 2024
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With a convection fan and 11 presets this little oven will make cooking just about anything (including a whole chicken) a breeze.Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 3 Dec. 2024
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Its user-friendly app makes setup and management a breeze, and the lifetime parental controls and malware protection add exceptional value.PCMAG, PCMAG, 2 Dec. 2024
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The most mentally strong people lean on these five mantras, which can provide little bursts of resilience and create sparks of happiness. 1.Scott Mautz, Contributor, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2024
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Solar flares are intense bursts of electromagnetic radiation from sunspots on the sun.Jamie Carter, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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These cameras capture just about everything, which can make for some pretty interesting footage whether that's a load of lumber flying and hitting a single vehicle on a busy overpass or a tornado tearing through a building in Lincoln, Nebraska in a matter of seconds.Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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In the past week, California saw a tornado, a major wildfire and snow.Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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That rage has led to plenty of emotional outbursts.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
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Anxious behavior and outburst are common with various kinds of dementia.Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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The National Weather Service has issued a gale warning and high surf advisory across the coast in Northern California, calling the ocean conditions hazardous, especially for inexperienced mariners and those operating small vessels.Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Port of Palm Beach switched from port condition Yankee to port condition Zulu at 6 p.m. Tuesday, meaning sustained gale force winds are expected to arrive within 12 hours.David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2024
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The seasons of the Sun 🌿☀️🍂❄️ Just as Earth has seasons, our Sun moves from times of frequent eruptions to stretches of relative quiescence.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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These displays are the result of eruptions of electromagnetic radiation, or solar flares, and bubbles of plasma that often burst along with those flares, or coronal mass ejections.Ty Roush, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Gust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gust. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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