tidal waves

noun

plural of tidal wave
as in seas

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  1. tsunamis
  2. surges
  3. billows
Noun
  • Flores experienced one of the country’s deadliest disasters in 1992, when an earthquake and ensuing tsunami killed about 2,500 people.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Basarnas/Handout/Anadolu/Getty For many residents, the disaster revived painful memories of a powerful earthquake and tsunami that struck Flores in 1992, killing about 2,500 people.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of tsunamis
Noun
  • These networks excel in stable conditions yet prove remarkably fragile when demand surges or geopolitics intervenes.
    — Dennis Mitzner, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • That’s why the California Independent System Operator identified the Golden Pacific Powerlink as a critical need to keep the lights on as demand surges.
    — U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of surges
Noun
  • Taking a pass Smoke billows from a fire at the BioLab facility in Conyers in September 2024.
    — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Smoke billows from southern Lebanon following Israeli strikes as seen from Nabatieh, Lebanon, on Sunday.
    — Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 31 May 2026
Definition of billows
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“Tidal waves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tidal%20waves. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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