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Recent Examples of thunderstorm
Thursday was the first of at least five consecutive days of considerable severe thunderstorm risks.
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Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
The movie is understood to follow a sheriff and a doctor who seek revenge against a group of bandits who use the cover of a torrential thunderstorm to rob and terrorize the occupants of a small town.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
See the full list of cities impacted by the severe thunderstorm warning here.
—Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
Springfield and Delavan Lake are other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 17 Apr. 2026
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Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
The movie is understood to follow a sheriff and a doctor who seek revenge against a group of bandits who use the cover of a torrential thunderstorm to rob and terrorize the occupants of a small town.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
See the full list of cities impacted by the severe thunderstorm warning here.
—Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
Springfield and Delavan Lake are other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thunderstorm
Noun
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According to San Diego County, snake sightings are up across the region due to warmer-than-usual weather in March.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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Hundreds of foreign climbers and about the same number of Nepalese guides and helpers are expected to attempt to scale the mountain next month when there are a few brief windows of favorable weather.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
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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Speaking under dark clouds minutes after a thundershower drenched onlookers, Ms. Truss leaned on the weather as a metaphor for the economic challenges facing Britain.—
Stephen Castle,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2022
Noun
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When a region is out under persistent drought at the same time, there is not enough precipitation to compensate, setting the stage for destructive wildfires.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026
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Portions of the central and southern Rockies need over 10 inches of precipitation to end the drought within three months.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Thunderstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thunderstorm. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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