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Recent Examples of tidal wave
Precedent for tidal wave of cases The significant effects of two verdicts are about evidence and precedent.
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Carolina Rossini, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2026
The actress, who rode a tidal wave of success in the late '90s, is cloaked in the kind of swagger that only lasting stardom can give.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
So when there's a ripple outside in the society, there's a tidal wave inside.
—CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
For some reason, this WBC has become a tidal wave of emotion for a lot of guys.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
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Carolina Rossini, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2026
The actress, who rode a tidal wave of success in the late '90s, is cloaked in the kind of swagger that only lasting stardom can give.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
So when there's a ripple outside in the society, there's a tidal wave inside.
—CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
For some reason, this WBC has become a tidal wave of emotion for a lot of guys.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tidal wave
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This was the number of civilians killed by air and drone strikes in 2025, according to ACLED, as a surge in drone strikes took a growing toll.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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From there, the Heat moved to a five-point lead midway through the third quarter, their largest to that stage, only to see a 10-0 Hornets surge turn it into a five-point lead of their own.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Apr. 2026
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For the first time, scientists have direct, high-resolution, two-dimensional observations linking a tsunami's structure in the open ocean to the details of the earthquake that created it.—
Stefanie Waldek,
Space.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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An echo of these matches lies in Human Mask (2014), a haunting video work by Pierre Huyghe, set in Fukushima after the destruction wrought by the tsunami and then the breakdown of the nuclear reactor.—
Shanti Escalante-De Mattei,
ARTnews.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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Less than a day earlier, astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen had been plucked from 3-foot swells by helicopters and transported them roughly one mile to the USS Murtha.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
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That was largely because of a huge swell of protests from hunters, fishermen, hikers, mountain bikers, and other recreational users of these lands—and from the businesses that cater to them.—
Bill McKibben,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2026
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In the portrait, taken in the last few weeks, black smoke billows behind her as her fuchsia headscarf billows in the wind behind her.—
Charlene Gubash,
NBC news,
24 Mar. 2026
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Chopper 4 captured the huge billows of smoke coming out of his home located at NW 27th Court and 172nd Terrace, with flames billowing through a large hole in the roof.—
Abby Dodge,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Tidal wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tidal%20wave. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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