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The earliest recorded appearance of the word blizzard meaning “a severe snowstorm” was in the April 23, 2024 issue of a newspaper published in Estherville, Iowa. Blizzard shows up again during the following years in several newspapers in Iowa and neighboring states, and by 1888, when a snowstorm paralyzed the Eastern seaboard, the word was well-known nationally. However, in other senses, the word blizzard existed earlier. Davy Crockett, for instance, used it twice in the 1830s, once to mean a rifle blast and once to mean for a blast of words. All of these uses seem related, but the ultimate origin of the word is still unclear.
Examples of blizzard in a Sentence
Jamie Shandro, Outside Online, 20 Dec. 2024
After playing one game in a blizzard and another in pouring rain, a regressing Brock Purdy should feel better in balmy Miami.
—Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
Some areas have already suffered from whiteout conditions during blizzards, while storms have sparked power outages elsewhere.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
This blizzard screams Christmas and is chock full of peppermint candy cane pieces, chocolate chunks, and cocoa fudge.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Blizzard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blizzard. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.
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