tsunami
noun
tsu·na·mi
(t)su̇-ˈnä-mē 
plural tsunamis also tsunami
: a great sea wave produced especially by submarine earth movement or volcanic eruption : tidal wave
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The film even throws in a massive San Francisco tsunami for good measure.
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Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 3 July 2025
Mostly, though, there are packages, a tsunami of packages mailed by retailers to a nation of new shut-ins, suddenly ordering everything online for delivery to their front door.
—Casey Cep, New Yorker, 28 June 2025
In one of a tsunami of decisions handed down at the end of its term on June 27, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of parents who want to withdraw their elementary school children from reading classes featuring storybooks with LGBTQ+ characters.
—Caren Bohan, USA Today, 27 June 2025
Now, as the artists and galleries who helped turn Wynwood into Miami’s hippest urban district all but disappear under a tsunami of redevelopment, the Bakehouse Art Complex remains a funky, thriving oasis of creativity.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025
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Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 3 July 2025
Mostly, though, there are packages, a tsunami of packages mailed by retailers to a nation of new shut-ins, suddenly ordering everything online for delivery to their front door.
—Casey Cep, New Yorker, 28 June 2025
In one of a tsunami of decisions handed down at the end of its term on June 27, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of parents who want to withdraw their elementary school children from reading classes featuring storybooks with LGBTQ+ characters.
—Caren Bohan, USA Today, 27 June 2025
Now, as the artists and galleries who helped turn Wynwood into Miami’s hippest urban district all but disappear under a tsunami of redevelopment, the Bakehouse Art Complex remains a funky, thriving oasis of creativity.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025
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“Tsunami.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tsunami. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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tsunami
noun
tsu·na·mi
(t)su̇-ˈnäm-ē
: a great sea wave produced especially by an earthquake or volcanic eruption under the sea : tidal wave
Etymology
Japanese, from tsu "harbor" + nami "wave"
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