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Recent Examples of monsoon
The weather starts getting chilly as the wet and blustery monsoon, bringing cold November rain, sweeps across Southeast Asia.
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2024
The monsoon — the seventh-driest on record — provided little relief: Sky Harbor Airport recorded just 0.74 of an inch of rain for the whole season.
—Hayleigh Evans, Arizona Republic, 30 Dec. 2024
The hottest month in Sedona is July, with an average high temperature of 97 degrees, though the summer monsoons, which usually begin in June and can last as late as August, bring cooling afternoon rains.
—Tasha Zemke, Outside Online, 15 Nov. 2024
During monsoon season, the whole area becomes a flood zone.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2024
The monsoon — the seventh-driest on record — provided little relief: Sky Harbor Airport recorded just 0.74 of an inch of rain for the whole season.
—Hayleigh Evans, Arizona Republic, 30 Dec. 2024
The hottest month in Sedona is July, with an average high temperature of 97 degrees, though the summer monsoons, which usually begin in June and can last as late as August, bring cooling afternoon rains.
—Tasha Zemke, Outside Online, 15 Nov. 2024
During monsoon season, the whole area becomes a flood zone.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monsoon
Noun
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The collapse was caused by heavy downpours and unstable soil.—
Hanna Park and Robert Shackelford,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
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The rugged mountain range, which stretches into Mexico, can be deadly, with temperatures climbing close to 100 degrees in summer, with torrential downpours and flash floods.—
Rafael Carranza,
ProPublica,
3 Feb. 2025
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Trump showed no signs of yielding despite a deluge of suits.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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Dozens of swift water rescues have been conducted since a deluge of rain hit over the weekend, flooding entire neighborhoods.—
Li Cohen,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2025
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Many parts of Tennessee and Kentucky are projected to receive 4-8 inches of rain from the storm.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2025
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Trump this month proposed the US taking ownership of Gaza and moving Palestinians out of the devastated strip permanently, triggering a storm of protest.—
Jennifer Hansler,
CNN,
16 Feb. 2025
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And with rising temperatures come rising risks: stronger hurricanes in the Atlantic, more severe cloudbursts in storms across North America, increasing drought in the Great Plains, larger wildfires in the West.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2024
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And with the climate’s rising temperature comes rising risks: stronger hurricanes in the Atlantic, more severe cloudbursts in storms across the continent, increasing drought on the Great Plains, larger wildfires in the West.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2024
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“Monsoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monsoon. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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