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Recent Examples of tidal wave
With that tidal wave of a change is the inevitability that Tim will sell their farm.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 July 2025
By 2010, the magazine was essentially family entertainment compared to the tidal wave of online smut, so a peek-a-boo pictorial of half-naked cybergals didn't seem so risqué.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 9 July 2025
This historic change has the potential to trigger a tidal wave that could change the financial landscape of the mobile gaming industry and inspire others to challenge the status quo.
—William Jones, USA Today, 25 June 2025
Those factors generate a tidal wave of tax revenue, especially among the state’s highest-income professionals and entrepreneurs, thanks to the progressive structure of U.S. tax rates.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 July 2025
By 2010, the magazine was essentially family entertainment compared to the tidal wave of online smut, so a peek-a-boo pictorial of half-naked cybergals didn't seem so risqué.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 9 July 2025
This historic change has the potential to trigger a tidal wave that could change the financial landscape of the mobile gaming industry and inspire others to challenge the status quo.
—William Jones, USA Today, 25 June 2025
Those factors generate a tidal wave of tax revenue, especially among the state’s highest-income professionals and entrepreneurs, thanks to the progressive structure of U.S. tax rates.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tidal wave
Noun
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Furniture prices spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic, since stay-at-home orders triggered a surge of demand while delivery bottlenecks crimped supply.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
26 Aug. 2025
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The surge in medical costs surprised even the company, but with the issue identified, UNH’s experienced team and deep domain expertise position it to implement corrections and return to traditional performance levels.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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No immediate reports of damage or tsunami warnings were issued in connection with either event.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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However, based on the volcano's eruption patterns, the upcoming eruption is very unlikely to impact humans or property or cause tsunami waves.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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But before the construction of a harbor in the mid-1960s altered the surroundings, the spot was a surfer's paradise, with easy, consistent swells.—
Chloe Veltman,
NPR,
31 Aug. 2025
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The elevated surf is driven by a southerly swell (190 degrees) at 3 feet with a period of 16-18 seconds.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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Rapace’s kit — with that long thoroughbred stride somehow made greater by the black grosgrain stripes, the velocity of it all filling that billow in the cape — cut a blistering path down the Bugonia carpet.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Tokyo — Large clouds of smoke billow from Japan’s most famous mountain.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Tidal wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tidal%20wave. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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