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Recent Examples of tidal wave
Suddenly, the entirety of Bethpage Black felt like it was caught up in an enormous tidal wave that was lifting the American fans and their players toward the most incredible comeback this event had ever seen.
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
Unlike the emotional tidal wave of last week’s Pisces eclipse, this one is quieter, subtler, but no less important.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 14 Sep. 2025
The result is a tidal wave of companies moving away from artificial colors, even before any new regulations kick in forcing them to ditch these products.
—Louis Biscotti, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Just as New Orleans has spent the last 20 years on the road to recovery, DRP is working to reckon with Detroit's tidal wave of unjust property tax foreclosures and chart a path toward repair.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
Unlike the emotional tidal wave of last week’s Pisces eclipse, this one is quieter, subtler, but no less important.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 14 Sep. 2025
The result is a tidal wave of companies moving away from artificial colors, even before any new regulations kick in forcing them to ditch these products.
—Louis Biscotti, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Just as New Orleans has spent the last 20 years on the road to recovery, DRP is working to reckon with Detroit's tidal wave of unjust property tax foreclosures and chart a path toward repair.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tidal wave
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Minnesota argues the surge unconstitutionally interferes with the state’s authority and threatens public safety.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Jan. 2026
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Walz has called for the withdrawal of roughly 3,000 federal immigration agents from Minnesota, calling the surge unsafe and destabilizing.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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After the tsunami, global real estate investment company Kennedy Wilson and Rosewood Hotels & Resorts partnered to reimagine Kona Village.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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Why the restart matters Japan shut down all of its 54 nuclear reactors in the wake of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that triggered meltdowns at Fukushima Daiichi, the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Jan. 2026
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The resulting swell of feeling is earned.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2026
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But today, the pop star was edged out by the swell of Sinners and Sentimental Value—both films that overperformed this morning across the board.—
Rebecca Ford,
Vanity Fair,
22 Jan. 2026
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Three seconds later, the Honda crashes into a parked car with such force its tires fly off the street, the pile of cars lurches forward several feet and snow billows.—
Claire Galofaro,
Fortune,
9 Jan. 2026
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By night, fires dot the serene landscape and smoke billows from chimneys as guests sip cocktails and cocoa or take a sleigh ride over powdery, sparkling snow.—
Wendy O'Dea,
Robb Report,
28 Dec. 2025
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“Tidal wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tidal%20wave. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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