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Recent Examples of tidal wave
Answers include: radiation storms, tidal waves, mass destruction, and yes, more meteors.
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Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
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
Just as New Orleans has spent the last 20 years on the road to recovery, DRP is working to reckon with Detroit's tidal wave of unjust property tax foreclosures and chart a path toward repair.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
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Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
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
Just as New Orleans has spent the last 20 years on the road to recovery, DRP is working to reckon with Detroit's tidal wave of unjust property tax foreclosures and chart a path toward repair.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tidal wave
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Mexico's government has begun dismantling a large migrant shelter in Nogales, citing a lack of occupants despite initial preparations for a surge in deportations from the United States, according to the mayor.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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The recent surge in precious metals isn’t fool’s gold.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage on Tuesday, and no tsunami warning.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Regional tsunami warnings have since been cancelled, according to Reuters, but the pair of quakes left behind damage to buildings and roads.—
Jillian Frankel,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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However, if the swell lingers, changes are possible, and the advisory will be extended.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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These swells will spread westward toward the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico tonight, then toward the rest of the Greater Antilles over the next couple of days.—
MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT,
Miami Herald,
13 Oct. 2025
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Smoke billows over Gaza Strip following an Israeli bombardment Sunday.—
Freddie Clayton,
NBC news,
5 Oct. 2025
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Each of the camp’s villas is built with canvas tents that billow in the breeze, opening onto hardwood decks where elephants wander to drink and hippos sound their warning calls at any species who dare venture too near their territory.—
Michaela Trimble,
Vogue,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Tidal wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tidal%20wave. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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