ice storms

noun

plural of ice storm
as in snowstorms

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  1. snowstorms
  2. blizzards
  3. thunderstorms
Noun
  • Our sales really dipped amidst some pretty terrible snowstorms.
    — Karla Walsh, Midwest Living, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Millions tuned in to watch her weather snowstorms, raise eaglets with her mate Shadow, and soar above Big Bear Lake, turning a wildlife camera into one of the internet's most beloved windows into nature.
    — James Ward, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of snowstorms
Noun
  • Grandma, irrelevantly but convincingly, spoke of wars, blizzards and trekking barefoot to school.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
  • Benji’s father is a volatile patriarch who grills during blizzards and hits him for failing to manfully respond to a classmate’s racist slight.
    — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
Definition of blizzards
Noun
  • About 100,000 thunderstorms rumble across the United States each year, but just 10% intensify into a severe thunderstorm, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
    — Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2026
Definition of thunderstorms
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“Ice storms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ice%20storms. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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