as in blows
a sudden brief rush of wind
a cold scud sent leaves skittering down from the trees
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Noun
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Zach Bryan and Gavin Adcock almost came to blows at a festival in Oklahoma.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
14 Sep. 2025 -
And the latest in the long line of big-name boxers to come to blows will be Canelo Álvarez and Terence Crawford who fight against one another on Saturday.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This scuttles a compromise, whereby paintings of Lee in his prewar blue Army uniform could remain while the portrait of Lee the secessionist and enslaver came down.—
Time,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Residents may experience wind gusts of up to 40 mph.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Residents can expect wind gusts of up to 40 mph.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Make the 35-minute drive out to Natick to visit Bosse, a state-of-the-art indoor facility with 21 pickleball courts, a golf simulator and darts lounge.—
Kim Foley MacKinnon,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Lawrence Dow darts all over the Metroplex as a jack-of-all-trades, and Darren Lauber helps Charles manage the firehose of high school sports stories, results and stats.—
Jim Barnes
August 22,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Low humidities and gusty afternoon and early evening breezes could result in brief critical conditions in the Shasta Valley through Monday.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Waking up to Mediterranean breezes instead of alarm clocks.—
Essence,
Essence,
1 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The older dog is shown marching along, while the puppy scurries along, attempting to match its pace.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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In some versions of the tale, the wolf scurries off to the forest while the three pigs live happily ever after in humble homesteads of their choice.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, a national correspondent for USA TODAY, has written about hurricanes, tornadoes and violent weather for more than 30 years.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Last year, southern New England saw three tornados, Williams added, but had 13 in 2023.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The buildings bore bullet holes and burn marks from artillery blasts.—
Ken Harbaugh,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 2025
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Those blasts brought his career total to 361, tying him with the legendary Joe DiMaggio for the fourth-most home runs in Yankees history.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Scuds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scuds. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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