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Recent Examples of tidal wave
The newsroom was rocked by a tidal wave of resignations from columnists and cancellations from digital subscribers, who expressed anger and dismay that the venerable, Pulitzer Prize-winning news organization had abandoned its role in standing up to the threat described by Woodward and Bernstein.
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
Elections are at the heart of our democracy, and public officials are facing a tidal wave of digital and cyber threats from domestic and international bad actors.
—Adam Jackson, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Tour Some fans may, however, have been disappointed in the mix, which often buried Jackson’s vocals in a muddy tidal wave of sound, although that may have had a lot to do with Nelly’s DJ having damaged every eardrum in the building with that speaker-rumbling bass.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 31 July 2024
And that includes everything in the tidal wave of disaster films in the ’90s.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 22 July 2024
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
Elections are at the heart of our democracy, and public officials are facing a tidal wave of digital and cyber threats from domestic and international bad actors.
—Adam Jackson, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Tour Some fans may, however, have been disappointed in the mix, which often buried Jackson’s vocals in a muddy tidal wave of sound, although that may have had a lot to do with Nelly’s DJ having damaged every eardrum in the building with that speaker-rumbling bass.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 31 July 2024
And that includes everything in the tidal wave of disaster films in the ’90s.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 22 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tidal wave
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Australian police have warned in recent years that international drugs cartels are increasingly targeting the country, where a surge in cocaine use combined with some of the highest street prices in the world has fueled a lucrative illicit market.Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
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Online security group McAfee identified a surge in counterfeit sites and phishing scams that use the names of popular luxury brands and tech products to lure consumers into purchasing products for what the consumer believes are unbelievably low prices.Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
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No tsunami is currently heading toward California, and the tsunami warning issued after Thursday's earthquake has been officially canceled.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 struck off the coast of Northern California on Thursday, briefly prompting a tsunami warning and leaving residents rattled from Southern Oregon to the San Joaquin Valley in California.Jesus Jiménez, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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Wave data showed swells of more than 20 feet in the waters off of Northern California on Tuesday as winds exceeded 40 knots.Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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Rafael regained major hurricane status on Friday, reaching maximum sustained winds of 120 miles per hour, generating swells and high seas across the Gulf of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center said.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2024
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Smoke billows during Israeli shelling on the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila.Andrea Mitchell, NBC News, 15 Oct. 2024
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Just like the updrafts, this feeds the fire with fresh, oxygenated air; unlike updrafts, downbursts cause gusts that billow out away from the center of the fire, leading it to spread rapidly in multiple directions at once.Ned Kleiner, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2024
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“Tidal wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tidal%20wave. Accessed 11 Dec. 2024.
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