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Recent Examples of rainsquall
The night brought rain squalls and heavy seas, but Sunday dawned fair.
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Donald Millus, Outdoor Life, 3 July 2025
Tiny clouds on the distant skyline can slowly grow into towering thunderheads, or a rain squall moving in from the coast directed by the whim of the wind.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2023
On one repost of the feed to its Twitter account, viewers can see the rocket disappear from view as rain squall from the hurricane moves across the space center.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2022
Donald Millus, Outdoor Life, 3 July 2025
Tiny clouds on the distant skyline can slowly grow into towering thunderheads, or a rain squall moving in from the coast directed by the whim of the wind.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2023
On one repost of the feed to its Twitter account, viewers can see the rocket disappear from view as rain squall from the hurricane moves across the space center.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rainsquall
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Wildwood offers all the things that Floridians love, including good weather, golf, fishing, lakeside living, excellent dining, charming shops, and activities for the whole family.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
15 July 2025
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For more than a decade, he's been covering breaking news and weather, daily topics, stories from the Native community and more in Minnesota.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
15 July 2025
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The ice storm is unlikely to reach Texas, but its southwestern edge, where lighter or less severe conditions are occurring, is near the Texas-Louisiana border, placing the Lone Star State on the edge of these milder weather conditions.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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However, this did not reach the caliber of an ice storm.—
Bebe Hodges,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Feb. 2025
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What To Know The NHC said on Monday a low-pressure system positioned off the northern Florida Atlantic coast was generating disorganized showers and thunderstorms over parts of Florida, the northwestern Bahamas, and nearby Atlantic waters.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
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This summer also has been notable for its lack of monsoonal moisture — weather that can cause uncomfortably high humidity and trigger thunderstorms in the local mountains.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 July 2025
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The database will have information on how the likelihood and severity of 100-year rainfall events, as well as even rarer events – such as 1,000-year rainstorms, will shift depending on how much the planet warms during the next several decades.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
18 July 2025
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Don’t let a sudden rainstorm stand in the way of your outdoor entertaining.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
17 July 2025
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In just the past few months, FEMA has denied federal assistance for devastating floods in West Virginia and a destructive windstorm in Washington.—
Jeremy Lindenfeld,
ProPublica,
9 July 2025
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In January 2008, for example, a powerful windstorm generated waves over 30 feet tall and gusts near 100 mph, according to weather service.—
Bethany Wales,
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2025
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Colorado homeowners face the growing threat of wildfires, hailstorms, wind and snowstorms.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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Hundreds of vehicles were stranded in high snow on Lake Shore Drive during the record snowstorm.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
7 July 2025
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Even in the Thunder’s breakout Game 2 win, the duo combined to shoot 7 of 13 on these shots; solid, but hardly a hailstorm.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
13 June 2025
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Thousands of hailstorms happen across the nation annually.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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But none of that potential bad news, or a spring cloudburst, could dampen the recent celebration of the park’s 50th birthday held at a Minneapolis brewery by the Voyageurs Conservancy – which was founded a decade before the park opened, and works to connect more people to Voyageurs.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2025
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The Yankees scored twice before the cloudburst to stake a 4-2 lead.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
25 May 2025
Cite this Entry
“Rainsquall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rainsquall. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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