as in thunderstorm
a storm with a large amount of falling snow
An unexpected snowstorm slowed traffic to a crawl.
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Recent Examples of snowstorm
The two later shook hands and made up. 1979: In the wake of the city’s inept handling of record January snowstorms, Jane Byrne upset Mayor Michael Bilandic in the Democratic primary.
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
Prosecutors have alleged Read hit O'Keefe with her car and left him to die in the middle of a snowstorm after the two got into an argument earlier that day.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2025
Catch up quick: Authorities accused Read of hitting O'Keefe with her SUV during a snowstorm in January 2022 after a night of drinking.
—Steph Solis, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
Prosecutors allege that Read backed into him with her Lexus SUV after a drunken argument and drove away, leaving him to succumb to his injuries in the bitter cold during a nor'easter snowstorm.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
Prosecutors have alleged Read hit O'Keefe with her car and left him to die in the middle of a snowstorm after the two got into an argument earlier that day.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2025
Catch up quick: Authorities accused Read of hitting O'Keefe with her SUV during a snowstorm in January 2022 after a night of drinking.
—Steph Solis, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
Prosecutors allege that Read backed into him with her Lexus SUV after a drunken argument and drove away, leaving him to succumb to his injuries in the bitter cold during a nor'easter snowstorm.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Snowstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snowstorm. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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