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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tidal waves
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Developers have multiple projects in the pipeline in Hood County, including a 2,600-acre data center complex called Comanche Circle that has triggered a tsunami of opposition from ranchers, landowners and conservationists near Glen Rose.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Feb. 2026 -
Its closure followed the 2011 Fukushima disaster when a 49-foot-long (15-metre) tsunami disabled critical power and cooling systems.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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Lightning can follow conductive pathways, and these precautions reduce the risk of electrical surges.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Daily News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Memory chipmakers have also seen extraordinary surges due to expectations for the AI buildout to boost demand for data storage.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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Three seconds later, the Honda crashes into a parked car with such force its tires fly off the street, the pile of cars lurches forward several feet and snow billows.—
Claire Galofaro,
Fortune,
9 Jan. 2026
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By night, fires dot the serene landscape and smoke billows from chimneys as guests sip cocktails and cocoa or take a sleigh ride over powdery, sparkling snow.—
Wendy O'Dea,
Robb Report,
28 Dec. 2025
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“Tidal waves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tidal%20waves. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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