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Recent Examples of waterspout
With those factors added together, there was little to stop the tornado (at that point a waterspout) from becoming a monster.
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Matthew Cappucci The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 31 Dec. 2024
Intense waterspouts spin uncontrollably atop the water, threatening to wreck anything in its path.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2024
Experts have said the conditions were ripe for a waterspout.
—Alec Luhn, WIRED, 21 Aug. 2024
These October waterspouts fall in line with seasonal activity, as fair weather waterspouts typically fall between August and October, according to the weather service.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 21 Oct. 2024
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Matthew Cappucci The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 31 Dec. 2024
Intense waterspouts spin uncontrollably atop the water, threatening to wreck anything in its path.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2024
Experts have said the conditions were ripe for a waterspout.
—Alec Luhn, WIRED, 21 Aug. 2024
These October waterspouts fall in line with seasonal activity, as fair weather waterspouts typically fall between August and October, according to the weather service.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 21 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waterspout
gutter
Noun
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During a previous hearing, applicant Brian Will — who as DPR chairman recused himself from the committee’s discussion and vote — said the city of San Diego is requesting installation of a sidewalk, curb and gutter as part of the project, though there are no other sidewalks in the immediate area.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 May 2025
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Ultimately the best flight sailed out over the driveway and across the sidewalk, and then curved to the right up the street until landing in a gutter of the adjacent property approximately 65 feet away.—
Michael Monson,
Christian Science Monitor,
21 May 2025
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“Waterspout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waterspout. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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