Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ground swell
Noun
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Unlike the emotional tidal wave of last week’s Pisces eclipse, this one is quieter, subtler, but no less important.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
14 Sep. 2025 -
The result is a tidal wave of companies moving away from artificial colors, even before any new regulations kick in forcing them to ditch these products.—
Louis Biscotti,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Then, Argentine attacker Nicolas Fernandez’s roller was denied by the right post at the half-hour mark after racing past and cutting by centerback Maximiliano ‘Peluca’ Falcon.—
Franco Panizo,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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Once you’re done with the paint roller, pour any leftover paint back into the can, carefully fold up the foil, and discard.—
Darcy Lenz,
Southern Living,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
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Here’s a general guideline of the classification of rapids, according to author I. Herbert Gordon: Class I: Easy, slower water with light riffles.—
Morgan Tilton,
Denver Post,
8 June 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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“Ground swell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ground%20swell. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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