the storm
/ðə ˈstɔɹm/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.66 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
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The purportedly planned mass arrests which form an integral part of the QAnon conspiracy theory.
Example Sentences
- "Like Pizzagate, the Storm conspiracy features secret cabals, a child sex-trafficking ring led (in part) by the satanic Democratic Party, and of course, countless logical leaps and paranoid assumptions that fail to hold up under the slightest fact-based scrutiny. However, unlike Pizzagate, the Storm isn’t focused on a single block of shops in D.C., or John Podesta’s emails. It’s much, much bigger than that."
- "In an online universe where conspiracy theories not only sprout like kudzu but attract bigger audiences the more outrageous and strange they grow, it was probably inevitable that an uber-theory like “The Storm” would become an overnight sensation."
- "There are many extreme political conspiracy theories, with varying degrees of plausibility, things like “Pizzagate,” “The Storm,” “QAnon,” and “Russiagate.”"
- "QAnon, whose supporters also call it “The Storm” or “Great Awakening,” is a wide-ranging conspiracy theory that burst into greater visibility this summer, after supporters at a Trump rally wearing Q shirts prompted a rush of national media coverage about it."
- ""The Storm is coming," say the conspiracy theorisers whose grotesque imaginings terrified the country to attention this week. Maybe they're right."
- "It claims there are deep state efforts to undermine or assassinate the president, who, in turn, is working at ways to reveal the existence of the cabal. According to such a world view, the military supports Mr Trump. His enemies will eventually be sent to Guantanamo Bay in a purge known as The Storm."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ðə ˈstɔɹm/
- British English: /ðə ˈstɔːm/