hurricanes

noun

plural of hurricane
as in disturbances
a state of noisy, confused activity economic news that unleashed a hurricane on the trading floor

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Recent Examples of hurricanes Derechos are fast-moving bands of thunderstorms with powerful, destructive winds that follow straight lines, unlike the winds in tornadoes and hurricanes. — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026 Insurance can also be costly or hard to get, especially in places prone to hurricanes. — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 The height of hurricane season looms, and Gulf Coast refineries have in the past been derailed by major hurricanes hitting the Gulf Coast. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026 At least three hurricanes have developed in the central and eastern Pacific since July, including Hurricanes Fausto and Genevieve, which generated life-threatening waves, strong rip currents and high surf warnings for Southern California. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026 Those include floods and hurricanes and threats posed by hazardous materials. — Michael Van Sickler, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026 Unlike camera-ready disasters—hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, floods, fires—blistering temperatures rarely produce images dramatic enough to go viral. — Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026 There were delays, including some caused by three hurricanes — the Charley, Frances and Jeanne era — that battered the area. — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026 Four storms are expected to become hurricanes, with one becoming a major hurricane of Category 3 or higher. — Robin Webb, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurricanes
  1. disturbances
  2. commotions
  3. storms
  4. stirs
  5. turmoils
  6. noises
Noun
  • The smallest robot was the most agile of the three, and the largest one was the best at maintaining its trajectory when faced with disturbances meant to throw it off course.
    — Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026
  • In response to the disturbances, The Rotunda increased security at the space.
    — Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of disturbances
Noun
  • Over the past year, men’s ski jumping has been marred by Norway’s cheating scandal and more recent genital manipulation rumors, which has become one of the early commotions of the Milano-Cortina Games.
    — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 8 Feb. 2026
Definition of commotions
Noun
  • Barnard said studies have shown that Pacific storms generate about 30% more wave energy during an El Niño year compared to a year without the climate cycle.
    — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The storms are unlikely to reach the Kansas City forecast area, though there is a 10% to 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms late Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of storms
Noun
  • Refrigerated pie crust helps this pie come together with just a few stirs of the whisk.
    — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
Definition of stirs
Noun
  • About two couples, connected and dependent on one another, raising their kids alongside each other, facing the same turmoils, the same existential questions.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Mayer and Strong offer a broad pop-history lesson, in which the same tensions and turmoils churn on and on in their terrible cycle throughout the decades; the only thing that’s changed are the aesthetics.
    — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Definition of turmoils
Noun
  • McGee joked with the crowd that their most similar qualities were distress around loud noises and mild anxiety.
    — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Anna Watson’s lighting keeps much of the house just dim enough to make the imagination dangerous, while Tony winner Gareth Fry’s sound design surrounds the audience with ominous noises whose sources aren’t always immediately clear.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of noises

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“Hurricanes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurricanes. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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