tides

noun

plural of tide
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 Record-breaking king tides and oversized waves have flooded beachside bars and restaurants from Redondo Beach to Long Beach, forcing one burger shop to close and leaving others with costly damage. — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026 The order is a direct move for state agencies to prioritize coastal resiliency work now before tides grow even higher and more rain is expected this winter. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026 Parks and Recreation Director Carl Williams noted that observing the physical impact of the king tides firsthand informs smarter municipal design. — Joan Murray, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 Warm ocean temperatures have expanded the water, making the tides higher than ever in some places. — N. Kirkpatrick, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2026 King tides are caused by the gravitational pull and alignments of the Earth, moon, and sun. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026 The Grand Opera House’s overall architecture responds to the rhythm of the Huangpu River’s tides with a fluid and dynamic form. — Wendy Wang, Architectural Digest, 22 Oct. 2026 The National Weather Service issued a coastal flood advisory Thursday as rain and king tides are forecast to soak South Florida. — Miami Herald Staff Report, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tides
  1. trends
  2. tendencies
  3. directions
  4. winds
  5. currents
Noun
  • What makes lifestyle trends from the region particularly appealing globally is the foundations on which they’re built.
    — Lola Akinmade, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Smilow says a few entrepreneurial trends are taking over college campuses.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of trends
Noun
  • Good and bad tendencies overlap and swirl — the Gators, a new property every week.
    — Noah White, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Shultz claims Holmes spotted Balwani’s abusive tendencies and clocked him as the perfect fall guy if things went south.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of tendencies
Noun
  • Today, the traffic in innovation is beginning to move in multiple directions.
    — Ruby Wang, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026
  • What’s happening Yardzen’s report flags the Party Patio as one of eight dominant directions heading into next year.
    — Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of directions
Noun
  • These higher-than-usual high tides are supercharged by winds blowing onshore, pushing more seawater on land.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The India Meteorological Department anticipates the storm could have sustained winds of 75 mph at that point, with gusts probably exceeding 100 to 110 mph near the storm’s core.
    — Aoife Walsh, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of winds
Noun
  • The weather service warned that dangerous currents can pull even experienced swimmers away from shore and into deeper water.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Researchers at the University of California San Diego have demonstrated a way to control how an experimental electronic device forms and erases memory, using electrical currents to change the behavior of a material called vanadium dioxide.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of currents

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