cyclone

noun

Definition of cyclonenext
as in hurricane

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Recent Examples of cyclone The cyclone's center was at far out sea and was not threatening land. — ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026 Typhoon Dolphin, the most powerful cyclone to hit China this year, made landfall in the eastern coastal province of Zhejiang on Sunday, with more than one million people evacuated. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026 Nearly all the power that does exist comes from hydropower dams concentrated in the cyclone-prone south, hundreds of miles from demand in the capital. — Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026 Then sometimes the cyclone in my body would churn and twist, taking my breath away. — Dr. Lucy McBride, Time, 8 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cyclone
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  1. hurricane
  2. typhoon
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  • While Tropical Storm Isaias is quite certain, there are signs in some reliable models suggest the storm will reach hurricane strength upon approach.
    — Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • In the warmer-than-usual waters of the Gulf, Isaias could strengthen into a Category 2 ahead of landfall, the hurricane center predicted.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of hurricane
Noun
  • Other major Chinese ports have felt the swell of containers, with Dimerco noting that ocean carriers have cut allocations and skipped calls at Qingdao to clear typhoon backlogs at southern ports.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The disaster underscores Vietnam’s growing climate vulnerability, with rising seas, extreme rainfall and a recent string of deadly storms repeatedly flooding rural provinces and iconic historic cities along its typhoon-prone coast.
    — Aniruddha Ghosal, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of typhoon

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