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Recent Examples of tidal wave
The media attention that followed was a tidal wave of mocking coverage and cruel late-night jokes.
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Kate Storey, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2025
Nevertheless, a tidal wave of rising dementia cases is fast approaching.
—Alison Coleman, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Not since Helene’s fury sent a tidal wave of water here from afar, causing the river to swell with rainwater, to become an ocean that rose high above its banks, then above driveways, then porches, then windows and doors, then all the way up to roofs in some cases.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2025
Sato said that atmospheric waves, including gravity waves and global-scale tidal waves, affect the ionospheric dynamo, a process generating an electrical current around the planet through the interaction between Earth's magnetic field lines and the motions of the ionized air of the ionosphere.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 21 Jan. 2025
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Kate Storey, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2025
Nevertheless, a tidal wave of rising dementia cases is fast approaching.
—Alison Coleman, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Not since Helene’s fury sent a tidal wave of water here from afar, causing the river to swell with rainwater, to become an ocean that rose high above its banks, then above driveways, then porches, then windows and doors, then all the way up to roofs in some cases.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2025
Sato said that atmospheric waves, including gravity waves and global-scale tidal waves, affect the ionospheric dynamo, a process generating an electrical current around the planet through the interaction between Earth's magnetic field lines and the motions of the ionized air of the ionosphere.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tidal wave
Noun
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An early surge provided the Royals with a two-run lead, but then Skubal held firm.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
20 Apr. 2025
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The surge in cases is nearly triple the total number reported in 2024, when the nation recorded 285 cases.—
Riley Hoffman,
ABC News,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In 2004, the Indian Ocean tsunami prompted a truce deal between the Indonesian government and local rebels to facilitate relief efforts.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2025
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The Trump tariff tsunami is about to hit the economy in ways most of us cannot imagine.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Gone is the standard swell of the bat as it’s replaced with more wood in the barrel shifted closer to the hands.—
Julia Andersen,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2025
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Imagine the swell of pride if Mr. Gretzky made such a gesture, Mr. Prete said.—
John Branch,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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And these huge billows of wildfire smoke will remain huge problems for a while and could end up traveling huge distances from the flames.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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The yellow school bus appears to be tipped to the side as fire engulfs almost the entire vehicle and billows of dark smoke pour from its shattered windows.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Tidal wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tidal%20wave. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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