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Recent Examples of tailwind
As the plane lined up on a runway, there was a light tailwind, which increased the amount of runway the plane would need to take off.
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Jeff Wise, Vulture, 19 May 2025
Likewise, analysts had largely forecasted both the growth and the tailwinds.
—Catherine Baab, Quartz, 19 May 2025
The deal comes at a time when the crypto industry is riding regulatory tailwinds from the first ever pro-crypto White House.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 8 May 2025
Tech Sector Momentum Creates Positive Environment The broader technology sector rally has created additional tailwinds for XRP.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
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Jeff Wise, Vulture, 19 May 2025
Likewise, analysts had largely forecasted both the growth and the tailwinds.
—Catherine Baab, Quartz, 19 May 2025
The deal comes at a time when the crypto industry is riding regulatory tailwinds from the first ever pro-crypto White House.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 8 May 2025
Tech Sector Momentum Creates Positive Environment The broader technology sector rally has created additional tailwinds for XRP.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tailwind
Noun
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By embracing flexibility, expanding reach, experimenting boldly and staying laser-focused on solving real, acute problems, entrepreneurs can turn uncertainty into opportunity and build businesses that thrive regardless of economic headwinds.—
Cynthia Pong,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Attendance was lighter, as brands cut budgets and pivoted toward contingency planning in response to legislative delays and economic headwinds.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
8 June 2025
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If approved, the cuts would served a devastating blow to the U.N., which is already struggling as other governments also cut contributions.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2025
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Her relationship may have been seen as the ideal outcome of inner work, so its collapse may have felt disappointing, like a blow to their healing process.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Eyewitnesses described furious gales and hurricane-like winds that left an avalanche of debris near the pier.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
15 May 2025
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Fierce gales hit the Irish Sea in late October 1859.—
Danny Robb,
JSTOR Daily,
14 Apr. 2025
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Damaging winds are the primary threat, but marginally severe hail and a brief tornado might be possible.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
6 June 2025
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As intense rain swept through, the weather service issued a tornado warning and urged residents to seek shelter.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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In Texas, powerful winds created a windstorm that blocked the sun as nearby Southern states grappled with wildfires fueled by strong winds.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC News,
20 Mar. 2025
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This 30-foot sign from the '50s collapsed during a windstorm in 2014 and was donated to the Mesa Preservation Foundation in 2019.—
Jessica Boehm,
Axios,
21 May 2025
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Wind gusts of up to 70 mph and quarter-sized hail (1 inch) are expected.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 June 2025
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Wind gusts of up to 55 mph and pea-sized hail (0.25 inches) are anticipated.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
9 June 2025
Noun
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And the durable, water-repellent, quick-dry fabric has thus far shrugged off light snowfall, summer squalls, poison ivy, and even thorny underbrush.—
The Editors,
Outside Online,
30 May 2025
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The squalls could prompt a sudden drop in visibility and quickly cover roads with a thin coating of ice and snow, presenting a danger to travelers, AccuWeather warned.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
3 Dec. 2024
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These tempests created unpredictable conditions on the peak, confounded meteorologists, and stymied elite climbers hoping to set speed records.—
Ben Ayers,
Outside Online,
4 June 2025
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Into this local tempest rode Richard Spencer on his own high white horse.—
Deborah Baker
June 3,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2025
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“Tailwind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tailwind. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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