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Recent Examples of tidal wave
The world is already facing a plastic tidal wave, with waste levels on track to nearly triple by 2060 if it is not controlled.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026
The massive amounts of debris that impact created then crashed back to the lunar surface, creating a tidal wave 11 times taller than Mount Everest and then sloshing around for two hours to form the outer two of the basin’s three concentric rims.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 4 Apr. 2026
Roach’s wedding reveal in March prompted a tidal wave of attention on Zendaya and Holland.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 1 Apr. 2026
If the ripple from the show’s previous success is any guide, Saint-Tropez may soon see a tidal wave of set-jetters.
—Lanie Goodman, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026
The massive amounts of debris that impact created then crashed back to the lunar surface, creating a tidal wave 11 times taller than Mount Everest and then sloshing around for two hours to form the outer two of the basin’s three concentric rims.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 4 Apr. 2026
Roach’s wedding reveal in March prompted a tidal wave of attention on Zendaya and Holland.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 1 Apr. 2026
If the ripple from the show’s previous success is any guide, Saint-Tropez may soon see a tidal wave of set-jetters.
—Lanie Goodman, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tidal wave
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The investment surge of the Roaring Twenties—driven by the mass adoption of the automobile, the expansion of the electricity grid, and a construction boom in housing—was another.—
Fortune,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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Robinson was also a catalyst in TCU making the NCAA Tournament, as his insertion into the starting lineup against a top-five Iowa State team in February was the start of the last-season surge that took TCU off the bubble.—
Steven Johnson
June 2,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 June 2026
Noun
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The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted with a power hundreds of times stronger than the Hiroshima nuclear explosion, setting off a tsunami and a sonic boom that went around the planet twice.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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The odds are that many of the state-level laws would run afoul of a federal mandate, and a tsunami of legal cases would arise as a tussle between federal law and state law is undertaken.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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But many people don’t know what happened just a short paddle away in 1926, when the fishing boat Thema capsized during a big swell off Corona del Mar, before the jetties were put in place.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
3 June 2026
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Monday’s suit comes amid a swell of anti-AI sentiment across the country, with many commencement speakers facing boos for mentioning AI and data center construction running into heated public opposition.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
1 June 2026
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Smoke billows following an Israeli strike on the area of the Rawdat al-Salihin Mosque and the nearby cemetery in the southern city of Nabatieh, Lebanon, May 26, 2026.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
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Video footage of the crash's aftermath obtained by NBC shows the vehicle significantly engulfed in orange flames emitting billows of black smoke.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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“Tidal wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tidal%20wave. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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