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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, 5 June 2025
The offensive blizzard put Florida ahead 3-2, and Carter Verhaeghe scored the game-winner late in the third period for the Panthers in their 5-3, Eastern Conference clinching effort in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Wednesday.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2025
Chicago’s 10 largest snowfalls since 1886 — and how the Tribune covered them
Chicago’s 10 largest blizzards come with deep drifts of uniquely Chicago stories.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
Editors’ Picks Shedding Light on Journalism’s ‘Gray Areas’ Since taking office, Mr. Trump has upended the global trading system with a blizzard of tariffs.
—Alan Rappeport, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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“Blizzard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blizzard. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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