ground swell

noun

Definition of ground swellnext
as in tidal wave

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  1. tidal wave
  2. roller
  3. riffle
  4. wavelet
Noun
  • European leaders have adopted a more aggressive stance to shield native businesses from a tidal wave of Chinese imports, which policymakers have blamed for deep job losses among European automakers and other sectors.
    — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Now, more hiring managers are confronting the tidal wave of job candidates with their own AI tools.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of tidal wave
Noun
  • From upstairs comes the sound of the two of them fighting for the roller chair.
    — George Saunders, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
  • BodyEnergy introduced a new version of its motorless flat treadmill with Ab-drive, featuring a front abdominal roller that enables natural backward stride propulsion to biomechanically mimic running outdoors.
    — TIME Staff, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of roller
Noun
  • The brown trout of a lifetime that just sipped your fly can shoot down a riffle and bust that delicate 6-pound tippet.
    — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 19 June 2025
  • Tanks and soldiers with riffles have lined the streets of the Paraguayan capital all week.
    — Samindra Kunti, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Definition of riffle
Noun
  • Pipe those wavelets of foie gras feculence over to neighboring Surfside, a two-bathroom kind of town with waste pipes galore.
    — Pat Beall, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 June 2025
  • Its wavelets lap enticingly at our feet, but the breaker that might truly knock the breath out of us never comes.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2025
Definition of wavelet
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