as in hurricane
an extremely large, powerful, and destructive storm that occurs especially in the region of the Philippines or the China Sea
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Recent Examples of typhoon
Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon is modeled after a former tropical paradise that was destroyed by a typhoon.
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Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 2 Apr. 2025
Poor planning, bad weather, and unsanitary conditions contributed to illness and injuries before a typhoon upended the entire function.
—Blythe Lawrence, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
With China’s Salt typhoon hackers still marauding through networks, the threat has not gone away.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
The strongest are known as hurricanes in the Atlantic and typhoons in the Western Pacific and simply tropical cyclones in the South Pacific.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
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Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 2 Apr. 2025
Poor planning, bad weather, and unsanitary conditions contributed to illness and injuries before a typhoon upended the entire function.
—Blythe Lawrence, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
With China’s Salt typhoon hackers still marauding through networks, the threat has not gone away.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
The strongest are known as hurricanes in the Atlantic and typhoons in the Western Pacific and simply tropical cyclones in the South Pacific.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for typhoon
Noun
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Does that mean tropical storms and hurricanes are also on the way?—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2025
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Have older trees checked prior to hurricane season. 36.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Apr. 2025
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The cyclone had initially been expected to hit on Thursday night, then Friday morning, and the extra delay raised anxiety levels among residents in an area where cyclones are rare.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN,
7 Mar. 2025
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They got caught in a cyclone; Davis almost died of hookworm.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Typhoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/typhoon. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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