windswept
Britishadjective
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open to or swept by the wind
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another word for windblown
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A small pink wicker chair sits at the center of the creation, unoccupied and windswept.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
One day the pioneers who had planted the first trees on the windswept coastal plateau discovered huge gashes in the rich vegetation.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
At Terminal 5, his aides were windswept, screaming at one another because no one had the wristbands.
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026
David Streeter paid $55,000 for his unit in July 2023 and moved to the windswept prairie.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
The snow she ran through was so windswept she left no footprints in it, so for a time nobody knew exactly where on Lenox Avenue she lived.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
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