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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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Disney, for example, saw surges in ad commitments tied to NFL games, NBA matches and various women’s sports.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Chicagoans are bracing for a potential surge in federal immigration agents and National Guard troops that could begin as soon as this weekend – despite vocal protests by state and local leaders and Chicago residents.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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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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CMEs in particular are linked to swells of high-energy particles that can damage satellites, disrupt communications, and endanger astronauts.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Sep. 2025
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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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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 6 Sep. 2025.
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