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Recent Examples of squall
Noun
Rapid reductions in visibility and brief heavier snowfall rates possible within the heavier squalls. Natalie Venegas, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025 The Cape and Rhode Island, however, will still see squalls this hour. Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 27 Jan. 2025
Verb
Snow squall safety tips NWS offers the following snow squall warning safety tips: Avoid or delay motor vehicle travel until the snow squall warning passes. Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024 Black Francis still shrieked, Joey Santiago’s guitar still squalled, Lenchantin’s bass still offered a choppy plunk, and the bam-thwok of David Lovering’s drums still kept the chaos anchored. Marc Hirsh, BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2023 See All Example Sentences for squall
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squall
Noun
  • Russian River Valley Pinot Noir took the world by storm with its irresistible lushness and decadently rich flavors.
    Cathrine Todd, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Then, with a storm system working its way south along the Central Coast region, there is a chance Los Angeles could see light rain between March 30 and April 2.
    Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Spears' teen pregnancy immediately caused commotion among her family and her team.
    Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
  • On a match day, the keenest supporters would gravitate to the main entrance halfway along, just after the dressing room windows where Ian Wright occasionally peered out and caused a commotion.
    Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The guests shriek at the sight of the half-naked captain and even more at Wihan’s lap-dance performance.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2025
  • The latest New York news Image A war inside a Manhattan co-op: Noise complaints over shrieking parrots at an apartment building in Gramercy Park led to a $750,000 legal settlement and shattered a friendship.
    James Barron, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • There might be a pension for paralytics, and state aid for those who suffered in person or estate from tempest or wild beasts.
    Jay Feinman, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Almanac Behind is a gripping listen: a year’s worth of destructive weather compressed into a 43-minute tempest, as the sounds of the near-past warn of a perilous future.
    Brendan Fitzgerald, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Minor disturbances, such as noise, movement or a slightly full bladder, can now easily interrupt sleep.
    Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
  • On Monday, March 24, Harris County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a call about a disturbance at a home on Barkers Crossing Avenue in Houston.
    KC Baker, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Yet no other sweet treat screams Easter like PEEPS® candy does.
    Lanee Lee, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Hernández screams again while wearing a shiny blue jumpsuit similar to one Benson Boone donned for the Grammys.
    Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • How to act during strong winds Take shelter: Immediately go inside a sturdy building during a high wind warning or severe thunderstorm warning and move to an interior room or basement.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Cloud coverage is likely to set in Wednesday evening for the week’s second round of potential showers and thunderstorms.
    Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Germany, a country that traditionally favors social spending over national defense and is almost immovable out of its comfort zone, now resembles a country in a hurry.
    Daniel DePetris, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2025
  • But even those bloodlines became intermingled in a hurry.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2025

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“Squall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squall. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.

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