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as in violent
marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity
a small nation, but one with a long and stormy history
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as in turbulent
marked by sudden or violent disturbance
that couple has had a long but stormy relationship
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as in rough
marked by turmoil or disturbance especially of natural elements
Neptune has the stormiest atmosphere of any planet, with winds of up to 900 miles per hour
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as in bleak
marked by wet and windy conditions
stormy seas forced the schooner far off its intended course
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Recent Examples of stormy
These effects, writes NWS, are more acute during the winter months when the jet stream is strongest over the United States, which causes colder and stormier than average conditions across the North and warmer, less stormier conditions in the south.
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John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Dec. 2024
The evening before, Diana Lieb had prepared for a stormy night in as winds howled outside her Altadena home.
—Claire Fahy, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
The stormy conditions also led to major flight disruptions across the area with Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) forced to cancel more than 530 outgoing flights and hundreds of incoming flights nixed as well, according to flight tracker FlightAware.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2025
On Friday, the worst time to travel will be between 3 and 7 p.m.
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NWS Weather Prediction Center meteorologist Rich Otto told Newsweek: Otto said that stormy conditions could bring up to 12 inches of rain to northern California by the end of the weekend.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Dec. 2024
The evening before, Diana Lieb had prepared for a stormy night in as winds howled outside her Altadena home.
—Claire Fahy, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
The stormy conditions also led to major flight disruptions across the area with Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) forced to cancel more than 530 outgoing flights and hundreds of incoming flights nixed as well, according to flight tracker FlightAware.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2025
On Friday, the worst time to travel will be between 3 and 7 p.m.
What People Are Saying
NWS Weather Prediction Center meteorologist Rich Otto told Newsweek: Otto said that stormy conditions could bring up to 12 inches of rain to northern California by the end of the weekend.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stormy
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Long before 17-year-old Solomon Henderson walked into his school cafeteria with a gun, authorities in Tennessee were alerted to his threatening and violent behavior.—
Aliyya Swaby,
ProPublica,
8 Feb. 2025
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But over time, his use of symbols and rhetoric have grown more extreme and more violent — so much so that it’s gotten hard to keep track — and further gotten hard to tell how much of this is irony, how much of it is innocence, and how much of it is a sincere embrace of white supremacist rhetoric.—
Aja Romano,
Vox,
7 Feb. 2025
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In most of the U.S., the rainy season comes in spring.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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The National Weather Service says 1.27 inches of precipitation has fallen at San Diego International Airport since the rainy season began on October 1.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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The book explores the complexity of hope, the necessity of grief, and the need for new ways of thinking, becoming, and belonging in turbulent times.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2025
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Bill Hader says Ye would tell cast 'on the regular' that Saturday Night Live was 'incredibly unfunny' The development comes in the midst of an turbulent month for the rapper-slash-fashionista.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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Most holes look exactly the same, straightforward with skinny fairways and thick rough.—
Brody Miller,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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But the Bulls again had a rough time shooting 3-pointers, making 9 of 41 after going 10-for-47 on Tuesday.—
Andrew Seligman,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2025
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But bleak and uncertain as things seem right now, Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred does not want to lose Tampa Bay, the No. 11 media market, which is why the hope is for a deep pocket owner (or owners) from Tampa to emerge and the Tampa stadium plan near Ybor City can be revived.—
Bill Madden,
New York Daily News,
8 Feb. 2025
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Suicide is pretty bleak for a Super Bowl spot, and mental health, in general, is a sensitive topic.—
Matthew Pittman,
The Conversation,
6 Feb. 2025
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It was destroyed in the Eaton Fire, which spread at ferocious speeds in high winds, eventually destroying more than 9,000 houses and buildings around Altadena, Calif.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
23 Jan. 2025
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Hudson’s father, Cecil, a logger, had a ferocious temper that scared even his own parents, who lived nearby.—
Eileen Finan,
People.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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Now that cloud has loudly broken and Ukraine is getting wet.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
19 Feb. 2025
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The weekend’s wet wintry mix resulted in mandatory speed restrictions on the Mass Pike and led to hundreds of crashes, according to MassDOT, and weather forecasters say there may be more snow coming in the days ahead.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
17 Feb. 2025
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Veteran San Diego actor Rosina Reynolds is the cast standout in her icy, fierce and acerbic performance as the uncompromising Polly.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Feb. 2025
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Together, Toothless and Hiccup soar through the sky, barreling past rocky cliffs and roaring oceans and flying far above fierce battles as the music swells.—
Matt Minton,
Variety,
9 Feb. 2025
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