Thesaurus results for TEMPEST

tempest

noun

ˈtem-pəst

Definition of tempest

as in storm

a disturbance of the atmosphere accompanied by wind and often by precipitation (as rain or snow) the sudden summertime tempest drove us off the golf course and into the clubhouse

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as in upheaval

a violent disturbance (as of the political or social order) the town council handled the tempest over cuts to the school budget as well as could be expected

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Recent Examples of tempest In Homer’s Odyssey, the Greek hero Odysseus must overcome tempests, temptations, mythical monsters, and divine wrath to sail home to the island of Ithaca after the Trojan War. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2026 You're used to a bit of spontaneity, but this tempest is going to draw extra frustrations around your income, finances, or money matters. — Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 28 June 2026 SpaceX, privately held, was insulated from that PR tempest. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 12 June 2026 For now, Buttigieg has chosen to wait out the tempests in Traverse City, the hometown of his husband, Chasten, a former schoolteacher. — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tempest

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Much of Northwest Indiana remains without power as residents there started cleaning up debris from severe storms.

— Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Avoiding the storm-hindering winds would give it a better shot at becoming a tropical depression or storm.

— Robin Webb, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of storm

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But thanks to the streaming revolution, the once-ubiquitous franchise has since shrunk to a single pilgrimage outpost in Bend, Oregon.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2026
The Michelin Key retreat named for the patron saint of music simmers with classic ’60s and ’70s energy, exuding the era’s powerful rock revolution with a lending library of vinyls, Rega turntables, and rock biographies.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026

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With Dolphin expected to affect part of Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu, residents whose houses were damaged by last week’s deadly earthquake were placing blue tarps on roofs and walls to prevent water damage.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Washington and Tokyo have coordinated in currency markets more recently, in 2011, but that was to push the yen down after the East Japan earthquake.

— Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

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