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
Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 10 Feb. 2025
The scales were designed in 1999 as space weather started becoming a more popular area of research.
—Meredith Garofalo, Space.com, 9 Feb. 2025
Brian Steinberg, Variety, 28 Jan. 2025
The recapture comes after the animals weathered a rare winter storm that brought snow.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Other states, mostly ones blessed with good weather, have become a refuge for AV testing away from California's strictures, especially car-centric cities like Phoenix, Arizona, and Austin, Texas.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 10 Feb. 2025
The scales were designed in 1999 as space weather started becoming a more popular area of research.
—Meredith Garofalo, Space.com, 9 Feb. 2025
Verb
The Post, owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has had to weather the defections of prominent staffers after the outlet has appeared to kowtow to Trump.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 28 Jan. 2025
The recapture comes after the animals weathered a rare winter storm that brought snow.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weather
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Cities such as Dallas, Little Rock and Nashville will also remain warm enough to face rain and possibly thunderstorms.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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To get people interested in Lay’s potato chips, PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay will unspool a cinematic, minute-long spot all about the travails of potato farmers, complete with a raging thunderstorm, a young girl and an absence of dialogue.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Any nuclear thermal propulsion fuel aboard a spacecraft would have to be able to survive extreme temperatures and exposure to hot hydrogen gas.—
Julian Dossett,
Space.com,
9 Feb. 2025
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In addition to his wife, he is survived by nieces Claire and Paula.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
9 Feb. 2025
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The week’s snow forecast starts Wednesday, as chances for precipitation are at 40% with below-freezing temperatures all day, reaching a high near 28.—
Dan Belson,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Feb. 2025
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Parts of Virginia and West Virginia hit with up to a foot of snow this week were facing a fast melt along with rain and mixed precipitation.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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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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The rain will turn to showers on Friday, decreasing that afternoon.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
10 Feb. 2025
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Friday night’s low is expected to be 26, and Saturday is predicted to have a 30% chance of rain and snow.—
Matt Hubbard,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Weather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weather. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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