Thesaurus results for TYPHOONS

typhoons

noun

plural of typhoon

as in hurricanes

an extremely large, powerful, and destructive storm that occurs especially in the region of the Philippines or the China Sea

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Recent Examples of typhoons The archipelago is also lashed by about 20 typhoons and tropical storms each year. — Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026 The archipelago is also lashed by about 20 typhoons and tropical storms each year. — CBS News, 7 June 2026 The typhoons that stopped the Mongols In the 13th century, the Mongol Empire was one of the most powerful forces in the world. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 15 June 2026 Tropical cyclones—the blanket term for hurricanes, tropical storms and typhoons—can form outside of this window, and even in the most active years, hurricane season is never a constant stream of storms. — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 1 June 2026 Super typhoons are equivalent to a high-end Category 4 or Category 5 storm, Stanko said. — ABC News, 2 July 2026 One of the strongest super typhoons on the planet this year was striking the US Pacific Islands on Monday morning, the second massive storm to hit the territories since April. — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 6 July 2026 The powerful storm, which had winds reach at least 175 mph, hit before most typhoons form between May and October, though NASA said the season is yearlong in the Western Pacific. — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026 Unique and Challenging Climate Unlike the popular wine-producing regions like France and California, Japan’s hot, humid summers, along with an annual rainy season and typhoons, present significant challenges for viticulture. — Akiko Katayama, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

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hurricanes

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But after a series of expensive hurricanes — Katrina, Sandy, Harvey — the National Flood Insurance Program went into debt.

— Brian New, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Heat is also the deadliest type of weather in the US, with a higher annual average death toll than tornadoes, hurricanes and lightning combined, according to weather service statistics.

— Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 29 June 2026

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