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tempest
noun
A violent commotion or disturbance
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ˈtɛmpəst
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noun
A violent commotion or disturbance
“The storms that had characterized their relationship had died away”
noun
(literary) a violent wind
“A tempest swept over the island”
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The storms that had characterized their relationship had died away
It was only a tempest in a teapot
A tempest swept over the island
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