as in downpour
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Recent Examples of monsoon
The filmmakers filmed the city with monsoon colors.
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Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2024
Those simulations suggest that in wetter conditions, the West African monsoon pushes a band of air called the African easterly jet northward.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 6 Sep. 2024
For the Southwest, the North American monsoon can be both a blessing and a curse.
—Ned Kleiner, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2024
During the cooler months to come, when there is no monsoon to scrub Lahore’s skies, an even thicker smog will settle on its skyline.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2024
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Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2024
Those simulations suggest that in wetter conditions, the West African monsoon pushes a band of air called the African easterly jet northward.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 6 Sep. 2024
For the Southwest, the North American monsoon can be both a blessing and a curse.
—Ned Kleiner, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2024
During the cooler months to come, when there is no monsoon to scrub Lahore’s skies, an even thicker smog will settle on its skyline.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monsoon
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While Spain is accustomed to autumn storms that sometimes bring seasonal flooding, the recent downpours have resulted in the deadliest floods in living memory.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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The heaviest downpours are forecast to fall in the area where northeast Oklahoma meets southeast Kansas and southwest Missouri, according to AccuWeather, bringing as much as 8-12 inches of rain.Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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County registrar’s offices are expecting to receive a deluge of ballots on Tuesday and in the days after, which won’t be included in the earliest vote tallies.Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
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At least 218 have been confirmed dead after a deluge caused by heavy rains late on Oct. 29 and the next morning swamped entire communities, mostly in Spain’s Valencia region.Hernán Muñoz and Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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It was being driven by high winds that were sweeping the area as a winter storm arrived.Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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The storm is now about 195 miles west of Key West, Florida, with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph, moving northwest at 9 mph, the National Hurricane Center said at 7 a.m. ET.Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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And with rising temperatures come rising risks: stronger hurricanes in the Atlantic, more severe cloudbursts in storms across North America, increasing drought in the Great Plains, larger wildfires in the West.Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2024
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And with the climate’s rising temperature comes rising risks: stronger hurricanes in the Atlantic, more severe cloudbursts in storms across the continent, increasing drought on the Great Plains, larger wildfires in the West.Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2024
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“Monsoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monsoon. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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