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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tidal waves
Noun
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In 2021, a paper from University of California, Irvine assistant professor Sangeetha Abdu Jyothi detailed the devastating effects a powerful coronal mass ejection – or a ‘solar tsunami’ – could have on our internet-reliant world.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Oct. 2025 -
People who run hospitals, who run clinics are saying there is a tsunami coming to this state, this nation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The institute issued a tsunami warning due to the disturbance, which was later canceled.—
Rajeev Tyagi,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), which recorded multiple aftershocks close to the epicenter in the hours after the initial earthquake, canceled a tsunami alert for the Leyte, Biliran and Cebu provinces early Wednesday local time.—
Brandon Miller,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That’s why the United Kingdom’s National Grid engineers have to manage surges in energy use during popular broadcast events, when many viewers put their kettles on simultaneously.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Oct. 2025
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The industry is preparing for price surges in the coming weeks.—
Hadley Hitson,
Nashville Tennessean,
2 Oct. 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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“Tidal waves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tidal%20waves. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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