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snow

[snoh] / snoʊ /
NOUN
snowstorm
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NOUN
precipitation
Synonyms


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Twycross Zoo's resident snow leopard arrived in 2025, one of just nine international arrivals last year, compared to 33 in 2019.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

Perhaps this winter will bring more snow, replenishing the reservoirs and buying time for horse trading.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

In parts of the U.S. where snow is common, a mudroom is a must, Perry said.

From MarketWatch Aug. 1, 2026

Same with precut or packaged lettuce, fresh cilantro, fresh basil, raspberries, snow peas and green onions.

From Salon Jul. 25, 2026

I knew full well Karl wanted to find out more about her elephant story, but it looked to me as if he was having far too much fun in the snow outside.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

"It's like when the first snows come. It's a tenderness, but there's a rawness to it as well."

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

They predicted the reservoirs will keep setting records every day until snows come and bring the next seasonal pulse of runoff.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

When it snows, for example, the city plows the streets, but property owners sometimes must clear the sidewalks.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

Or as in the Northeast today, when it snows it blizzards.

From Barron's Feb. 24, 2026

The only time a man can be brave is when he is afraid, his father had told him once, long ago, on the day they found the direwolf pups in the summer snows.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

Tuesday may sound a long way away but this time last week I would never have thought that this week we would still be snowed in.

From BBC Jan. 9, 2026

The only hitch for anyone wanting to visit now is that the winter holidays mark one of the busier seasons for the tram, especially since it snowed at Mt.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 11, 2025

Although it snowed in Cleveland and Chicago this week and New Yorkers bundled up, gas traders don’t expect enough sustained cold weather to eat into supplies until next month.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 13, 2025

The roads were all completely iced over, snowed over and closed.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 5, 2024

It had already snowed on and off during the day, and it threatened to continue.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

You have to schlep around while it’s raining, snowing or just hot.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

Lime also faces a seasonal risk: Put simply, scooters and bikes are a lot less popular when its snowing or raining, and more in demand when it’s warm and dry outside.

From MarketWatch May 8, 2026

It has been snowing in the area and the farm said there were no tracks on the ground to suggest the capybaras - called Javier and Esmerelda - had escaped and run off.

From BBC Jan. 7, 2026

They hardly slept because it was snowing too hard and his group had to clear the snow every 10 minutes.

From BBC Oct. 7, 2025

It had snowed during the service and was snowing still—a crisp and cold snow that didn’t melt as soon as it struck.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt




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