tidal waves

Definition of tidal wavesnext
plural of tidal wave

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tidal waves
Noun
  • Taiwan and Japan are reversing policies that shuttered nuclear sites following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdown, triggered when an earthquake and tsunami disabled the power supply that cooled the reactors.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • But White, who is already one of the top players in Lake County, is like a tsunami.
    Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In fact, the summer peaks of COVID in 2024 and 2025 were worse than their respective winter peaks, according to the California Department of Public Health — a stark departure from the earlier years of the pandemic, when winter surges ripped through California with devastating regularity.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Speaking of surges, Rice appears to be emerging as the Yankees’ next star.
    James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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 waves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tidal%20waves. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.

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