sea(s)

noun

Definition of sea(s)next
as in tidal wave

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  1. tidal wave
  2. wave
  3. surge
  4. billow
Noun
  • Monsanto has faced a tidal wave of litigation in recent years over its Roundup product.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 25 June 2026
  • With a population of over 200 million, any news story generates a tidal wave of jokes, many of them very sharp.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 25 June 2026
Definition of tidal wave
Noun
  • So, in the end, commissioner Cathy Engelbert took the floor to hand over the MVP award, was drowned out in a wave of boos, and everyone left to get on with the rest of the season.
    — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 26 July 2026
  • Grassroots organizers also say the first wave of notices did not reach many residents who live on one side of the arroyo and were distributed only in English.
    — Mack Baysinger Follow, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026
Definition of wave
Noun
  • In Hong Kong, multiple law firms have described a surge in gray divorces, and in mainland China, the number of elderly divorces has doubled in the past 30 years.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
  • The surge of acronym bills in Congress is a tell for American politics, marking the rise of the internet age, where citizens and lawmakers alike rely on the punchy over the deliberative.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2026
Definition of surge
Noun
  • Bystanders can be seen fleeing from the scene as black plumes of smoke billow from the pub.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 12 July 2026
  • Smoke billows from southern Lebanon following Israeli strikes as seen from Nabatieh, Lebanon, on Sunday.
    — Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 31 May 2026
Definition of billow
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“Sea(s).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sea%28s%29. Accessed 29 Jul. 2026.

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