as in thunderstorm
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as in to survive
to come safely through
we've weathered worse crises, and so we'll survive this one
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Recent Examples of weather
Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025
Cover The best smokeless fire pits include a cover, with the best covers having weather and ultraviolet light protection plus a method to secure the cover in place.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
Freshman Joyce Edwards added 13 points, 11 rebounds and six assists for South Carolina (35-3), which used its experience and poise to weather an early deficit and took control with its depth.
—Alanis Thames, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The dropout would also have affected work at the National Severe Storms Laboratory, the group that works on severe weather research.
—Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025
Cover The best smokeless fire pits include a cover, with the best covers having weather and ultraviolet light protection plus a method to secure the cover in place.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
Over the weekend, Beijing telegraphed a clear message for its domestic audience and foreign countries: China is well prepared to weather a trade war – and come out stronger on the other side.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
Freshman Joyce Edwards added 13 points, 11 rebounds and six assists for South Carolina (35-3), which used its experience and poise to weather an early deficit and took control with its depth.
—Alanis Thames, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weather
Noun
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Isolated to scattered showers, along with isolated thunderstorms, will be possible.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2025
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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,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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And seriously, shouldn't surviving that nightmare initial Vula tribe designation be worth a cool million bucks?—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The attorneys also debated what cell phone activity from Mortensen and the other surviving roommate, Bethany Funke, in the hours around the murders should come in at trial.—
Jean Casarez,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Above-average precipitation also is expected during the same timeframe, which could ease drought conditions across the state.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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Increase in precipitation could leave areas with aging infrastructure at greater risk of flooding—especially in regions that were not built to withstand rain or snow.—
Simmone Shah,
TIME,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In a sudden forecast turnabout, metro Detroit went from April thundershowers and tornado warnings one day to a warm, sunny day the next, with temperatures in the upcoming week expected to reach the 70s.—
Frank Witsil,
Detroit Free Press,
6 Apr. 2023
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Not your generic, garden-variety thundershower.—
Paul Douglas,
Star Tribune,
29 Apr. 2021
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Jonesboro, Arkansas, also experienced its wettest April day on record on Saturday, with 5.06 inches of rain recorded.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2025
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In a lot of areas, there will be less than an inch of rain, especially in those areas hardest hit [by floods], so that's good news.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Weather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weather. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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