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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
Santa Ana winds blew through the mountains, their gusts turning small fires into infernos and sending embers flying miles ahead.
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Sachi Mulkey, WIRED, 25 Jan. 2025
The Irish weather agency, Met Eireann, said a gust of 182 kilometres per hour (113 mph) overnight at Mace Head in County Galway provisionally broke an 80-year record.
—Reuters, NBC News, 24 Jan. 2025
Although the speed has since slowed, the captain remained concerned about the wind blowing embers to other parts of the county — and gusts picked back up late morning.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
Advertisement These gusts were not as severe as the 100 mph gusts recorded on Jan. 7, when the Palisades and Eaton fires broke out.
—Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Sachi Mulkey, WIRED, 25 Jan. 2025
The Irish weather agency, Met Eireann, said a gust of 182 kilometres per hour (113 mph) overnight at Mace Head in County Galway provisionally broke an 80-year record.
—Reuters, NBC News, 24 Jan. 2025
Although the speed has since slowed, the captain remained concerned about the wind blowing embers to other parts of the county — and gusts picked back up late morning.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
Advertisement These gusts were not as severe as the 100 mph gusts recorded on Jan. 7, when the Palisades and Eaton fires broke out.
—Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gust
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An Idaho Supreme Court ruling against the construction of a new location for Boise’s Interfaith Sanctuary came as a blow, said Executive Director Jodi Peterson-Stigers.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Feb. 2025
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The terminations would be a major blow to the historic independence of the nation’s premier federal law enforcement agency and would reflect Trump’s determination to bend the law enforcement and intelligence community to his will.—
Gqlshare,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
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One witness in Havre de Grace, Maryland, recorded video of the eerie glow, showing the fireball resembled a silent explosion that lit the early morning as most people slept.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
3 Feb. 2025
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Finally, in 1910, came a fabled explosion that has been dramatized in several Gustav-and-Alma movies.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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Houseplant pruning shears: on sale for $17.99 Original price: $19.99 Make snipping and trimming your plants a breeze with these Modern Sprout pruning shears on Amazon.—
Nora Colomer,
Fox News,
27 Jan. 2025
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At just under 10 pounds, this one is shockingly light, so transporting it around my kitchen has been a breeze.—
Nicol Natale,
People.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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But over eight half-hour episodes (including a finale that’s twice that length), those momentary bursts of magic feel all too fleeting.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2025
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That was no problem for Netflix as Back in Action wasn't just filmed at Pinewood but action sequences were also shot on London's river Thames and at its barrier which prevents the city from flooding and bursts open in the film.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes,
25 Jan. 2025
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Church Street visionary Bob Snow has died at age 82 Trump considers ending FEMA, let states deal with ‘the tornadoes and the hurricanes’ Maxwell Frost slams Trump shutdown of Gun Violence Prevention office Maxwell Frost slams Trump shutdown of Gun Violence Prevention office Snow in Florida?—
Buddy Collings,
Orlando Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2025
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Along the way, there are stops at the legendary studio-trashing tornado unleashed by John Belushi favorites hardcore punk madmen Fear, as well as Ashlee Simpson’s 2004 lip synch fiasco.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
24 Jan. 2025
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Player of the Week Junior forward Darron Greer Jr. averages 24.3 points and 11 rebounds over four games for Argo, including a 36-point outburst in a 69-51 win over Chicago Christian.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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Young’s leaning into the Chiefs winning a third straight Super Bowl, barring another playoff outburst from Eagles running back Saquon Barkley.—
Cam Inman,
The Mercury News,
2 Feb. 2025
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Supersonic gales blow at 1,200 miles per hour, around five times faster than the strongest gusts ever measured on Earth.—
Shi En Kim,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 Nov. 2024
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A bit more like those Newcastle fans who grace our screens every now and then, unfazed by the coldest gales.—
Caoimhe O'Neill,
The Athletic,
19 Dec. 2024
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Most associate Vesuvius with the 79 CE eruption that encased Pompeii in ash, preserving it for eternity.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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Rubin sheds light on dark energy Type Ia supernovas have been intrinsic to the concept of dark energy since 1998 when two separate teams of researchers used these white dwarf eruptions to determine that the universe was expanding at an accelerating rate.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Gust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gust. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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