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The earliest recorded appearance of the word blizzard meaning “a severe snowstorm” was in the April 23, 1870 issue of a newspaper published in Estherville, Iowa. Blizzard shows up again during the following years in several newspapers in Iowa and neighboring states, and by 1888, when a snowstorm paralyzed the Eastern seaboard, the word was well-known nationally. However, in other senses, the word blizzard existed earlier. Davy Crockett, for instance, used it twice in the 1830s, once to mean a rifle blast and once to mean for a blast of words. All of these uses seem related, but the ultimate origin of the word is still unclear.
Examples of blizzard in a Sentence
Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Through 53 miles of relentless blizzard, Balto pressed on — plowing through snow drifts, skating over frozen rivers, pushing against unforgiving winds.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Buried in his blizzard of executive orders are yet more power grabs at the expense of Congress.
—David M. Drucker, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
Then, Backpacker Magazine put the Half Dome on the map, awarding the tent a coveted Editors’ Choice Award after two staffers survived a blizzard in it in 2002.
—Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Blizzard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blizzard. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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