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twister

[twis-ter] / ˈtwɪs tər /
NOUN
weather event
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It was as if a twister had hit the terminal.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

But when a twister menaces their city, and Dad calls the boys while on the air, that goes viral and there’s actually a moral to the story.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 16, 2025

While a twister didn’t end up touching down in San Francisco, one did just south in Scotts Valley in Santa Cruz County.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 16, 2024

She was always more of a flipper than a twister, and Dennis sometimes landed on her neck from over-rotating her warm-up drills.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2024

“How did you—” Dimarion’s deep voice was barely audible in the howling of the twister.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

Missouri bore the brunt of the twisters, which began to spawn on Friday.

From BBC Mar. 16, 2025

Much of Houston was battered by winds of speeds up to 100 miles per hour, rivaling speeds seen during Hurricane Ike, with “some twisters mixed in,” the city’s mayor, John Whitmire, said at the briefing.

From New York Times May 16, 2024

Tuesday’s storms came a day after parts of the central United States were battered by heavy rain, strong winds, hail and twisters.

From Seattle Times May 7, 2024

This year, we got two violent twisters in two days.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 11, 2023

High John stepped out of the fold of Old Familiar’s wings, his footsteps sending little twisters of dust spinning down the ramp.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia




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