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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tidal waves
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Preparedness, such as implementing early warning systems and community drills, remains a top priority for reducing loss of life—particularly in tsunami-prone communities.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025 -
The idea behind the vertical evacuation zone is that once the earthquake has stopped and the new building is still standing, people can congregate in the top several floors, built especially to be able to withstand a tsunami.—
Katia Riddle,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The company is betting that global energy demand will continue rising and fossil fuels will remain dominant as consumption surges from AI data centers and electric vehicles.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Researchers plan to conduct a detailed survey to confirm whether these orcas regularly hunt white sharks or only exploit seasonal surges of juveniles.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Passersby stared as billows of smoke rose into the air above the White House as part of the home shared by the United States president and his family crumbled to the ground.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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Smoke billows following an Israeli strike that targeted a building in the Bureij camp for Palestinian refugees in the central Gaza Strip on Sunday.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC news,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Tidal waves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tidal%20waves. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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