tempested; tempesting; tempests
: to raise a tempest in or around
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Noun
the sudden summertime tempest drove us off the golf course and into the clubhouse
the town council handled the tempest over cuts to the school budget as well as could be expected
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Reva Goujon, Foreign Affairs, 27 Dec. 2024
Scientists are scratching their heads over what drives these powerful tempests.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
The force of the collision pushed up mountains three miles high; millions of years of tempests wore them down.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2024
Expansive rain from powerful Hurricane Helene left people stranded, without shelter and awaiting rescue Saturday as the cleanup began from a tempest that killed at least 64 people, caused widespread destruction across the U.S. Southeast and left millions without power.
—Stephen Smith, arkansasonline.com, 29 Sep. 2024
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Noun
As countries and tech giants jockey for position, the geopolitical tempest that ensues may overshadow the transformative potential of the technology.
—Reva Goujon, Foreign Affairs, 27 Dec. 2024
Scientists are scratching their heads over what drives these powerful tempests.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
The force of the collision pushed up mountains three miles high; millions of years of tempests wore them down.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2024
Expansive rain from powerful Hurricane Helene left people stranded, without shelter and awaiting rescue Saturday as the cleanup began from a tempest that killed at least 64 people, caused widespread destruction across the U.S. Southeast and left millions without power.
—Stephen Smith, arkansasonline.com, 29 Sep. 2024
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“Tempest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tempest. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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