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The earliest recorded appearance of the word blizzard meaning “a severe snowstorm” was in the April 23, 1870 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
Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 26 June 2024
Twelve climbers died during the spring climbing season, including eight who got caught in a blizzard on the way down.
—Aishwarya Thapa Chhetri, NBC News, 16 June 2024
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A massive blizzard howls in the Sierra Nevada.
—Hartford Courant, 13 June 2024
The new law unleashed a blizzard of new hemp products marketed as sleep aids, to relieve anxiety and for dozens of other applications.
—Ashley Okwuosa, The Examination; Amy Yurkanin, Al.com; John Diedrich, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
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“Blizzard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blizzard. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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