Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tidal waves
Noun
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The only exception to what likely will be a major legal tsunami may be the Federal Reserve Board.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
22 Sep. 2025 -
Watching mainstream British politicians obsess over the threat of Farage is a bit like watching the video on the internet of the guy standing motionless on the beach in Thailand, the water draining around his ankles, waiting for the tsunami to arrive.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
21 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The only exception to what likely will be a major legal tsunami may be the Federal Reserve Board.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
22 Sep. 2025
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Watching mainstream British politicians obsess over the threat of Farage is a bit like watching the video on the internet of the guy standing motionless on the beach in Thailand, the water draining around his ankles, waiting for the tsunami to arrive.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
21 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In Arizona, this often happens when monsoon storms or heavy upstream rainfall could send sudden surges of water through washes, canyons or urban areas.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Other cities along the southern coast of China were bracing for impact, too, with authorities triggering measures to protect those most at risk from storm surges and landslides.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Video released by the prison shows large chunks of debris flying off the roof with what appears to be billows of black storm clouds above the penitentiary.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
11 Aug. 2025
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