as in trends
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 tides
She’s been living in the community for decades and has seen tides of faces come and go.
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Xuan Juliana Wang, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Now the tides are shifting, and a post-pandemic frenzy for Wright designs has softened, experts say.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 12 Mar. 2026
Salty air, slow tides, and centuries of coastal history define Georgia’s Golden Isles, a string of four barrier islands anchored by the mainland port city of Brunswick.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
That is, until a late injury to Corey Washington turned the tides in Louisville’s favor.
—Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
But the tides have turned back in Mar’s favor.
—Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
One simple way to understand this is that many studies assume sea levels without waves or currents, when the reality at the water’s edge is of oceans constantly roiled by wind, tides, currents, changing temperatures and things like El Niño, Minderhoud and Seeger told The Associated Press.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
In estuaries like the one at Cape Fear, deepening a channel can allow tides and storm surges to push farther upriver, bringing salt water with them.
—Patrick Sisson, Scientific American, 9 Mar. 2026
The ever-present sun setting in cloudless LA makes the giant shadow letters as constant as the Pacific Ocean tides—suddenly, $150 million doesn’t seem like too much to pay.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 6 Mar. 2026
Xuan Juliana Wang, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Now the tides are shifting, and a post-pandemic frenzy for Wright designs has softened, experts say.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 12 Mar. 2026
Salty air, slow tides, and centuries of coastal history define Georgia’s Golden Isles, a string of four barrier islands anchored by the mainland port city of Brunswick.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
That is, until a late injury to Corey Washington turned the tides in Louisville’s favor.
—Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
But the tides have turned back in Mar’s favor.
—Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
One simple way to understand this is that many studies assume sea levels without waves or currents, when the reality at the water’s edge is of oceans constantly roiled by wind, tides, currents, changing temperatures and things like El Niño, Minderhoud and Seeger told The Associated Press.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
In estuaries like the one at Cape Fear, deepening a channel can allow tides and storm surges to push farther upriver, bringing salt water with them.
—Patrick Sisson, Scientific American, 9 Mar. 2026
The ever-present sun setting in cloudless LA makes the giant shadow letters as constant as the Pacific Ocean tides—suddenly, $150 million doesn’t seem like too much to pay.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 6 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tides
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But Black male students continue to trail their peers, with a graduation rate of 77% last year, mirroring national trends.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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Early-aughts makeup looks are dominating spring beauty trends.—
Andrea Carbajal,
Glamour,
14 Mar. 2026
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The film noir tackles the corruptive tendencies of power, with Broderick Crawford as a populist politician who rises up as a Southern governor and wields dangerous influence.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
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Like most of us, FIG shed its more rebellious tendencies over time.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2026
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The Walt Whitman Bridge is closed in both directions Tuesday night because of police activity, the Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management announced.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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The closed stretch covered 26 miles, from mile point 183 to mile point 209, in both directions.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
17 Mar. 2026
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In New York City, four people, including a child, died Monday afternoon after a fire in a three-story apartment building spread during heavy winds.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Mar. 2026
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In October, Hurricane Melissa slammed into Cuba’s eastern province of Santiago de Cuba as a powerful Category 3 hurricane, with maximim sustained winds of nearly 120 mph.—
David Goodhue
March 16,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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Flash flooding currents are strong and can sweep drivers off roadways.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Mar. 2026
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Its tongue flickered, sensing the currents of pandemonium, and then the forked tip touched my cheek.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Tides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tides. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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