tide

noun

ˈtīd How to pronounce tide (audio)
Definition of tidenext
as in trend
a prevailing or general movement or inclination the tide of the battle turned suddenly, and the would-be invaders were forced to retreat

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Recent Examples of tide Every day Ian checks the tide gauge at the eastern end of his island home, measuring and charting the rising sea levels. — Literary Hub, 17 July 2026 The water can become particularly choppy when westerly winds collide with an outgoing tide. — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 17 July 2026 Beyond hopes a new line of clean protein products will change the tide. — Lily Wright, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026 Search efforts continued through the night of July 14, with crews using thermal imaging technology, tide predictions and modeling to guide rescue operations, officials said. — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for tide
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  1. trend
  2. direction
  3. tendency
  4. wind
Noun
  • Before that, in a trend which lasts to this day, the very best players were always tempted away, to Italy or Spain, towards salaries that German football could never provide.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • His team spent about a month overlaying influenza trends on card spending, hunting for spikes at drugstores, and found a relationship that was never clean enough to use.
    — John Drake, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of trend
Noun
  • In that contest, Clark was assessed a technical foul for loudly clapping in the direction of Mercury players during a skirmish, which White said the officials deemed as taunting.
    — James Boyd, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • All lanes of the Long Island Expressway at 188th Street were blocked in both directions due to flooding for a couple of hours in the early afternoon before reopening, according to the New York City Police Department.
    — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Definition of direction
Noun
  • Some breeds are more genetically prone to these obsessive compulsive cats tendencies.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
  • Except her version of fun involves vengeance, sly righteousness and the exposure of humanity’s darker tendencies.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of tendency
Noun
  • Deadly lightning strikes can occur well ahead of an approaching storm, prior to the arrival of rain and wind.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 19 July 2026
  • Northeastern Minnesota is expected to see conditions ease as southwesterly winds pick up through the day, improving air quality for most of the region by afternoon.
    — Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 19 July 2026
Definition of wind

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“Tide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tide. Accessed 22 Jul. 2026.

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