as in surge
a very high, large wave in the ocean that is usually caused by an earthquake under the sea and that can cause great destruction when it reaches land
The coastline will suffer devastating damage if a tsunami ever hits it.
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Recent Examples of tsunami
The 79th Cannes may go down as the time the world's grandest film festival for the first time wrestled with the onset of AI — its arrival has been felt like a tsunami on the French Riviera.
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ABC News, 18 May 2026
The audience is relieved of the prior editions’ boggling tsunami wall of zombies.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 17 May 2026
Nearly six years into his governorship, Newsom in late 2024 proposed more than doubling the state’s small- and big-screen incentives in an effort to-stem the tsunami of production and projects leaving the home of Hollywood.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 May 2026
The resulting tsunami was nothing short of apocalyptic.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026
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ABC News, 18 May 2026
The audience is relieved of the prior editions’ boggling tsunami wall of zombies.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 17 May 2026
Nearly six years into his governorship, Newsom in late 2024 proposed more than doubling the state’s small- and big-screen incentives in an effort to-stem the tsunami of production and projects leaving the home of Hollywood.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 May 2026
The resulting tsunami was nothing short of apocalyptic.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tsunami
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The investment surge of the Roaring Twenties—driven by the mass adoption of the automobile, the expansion of the electricity grid, and a construction boom in housing—was another.—
Fortune,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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Robinson was also a catalyst in TCU making the NCAA Tournament, as his insertion into the starting lineup against a top-five Iowa State team in February was the start of the last-season surge that took TCU off the bubble.—
Steven Johnson
June 2,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 June 2026
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The child was helpless against the power of the surging surf, injured while tossed by the waves.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
4 June 2026
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Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous surf and NEVER turn your back on the ocean.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 June 2026
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But many people don’t know what happened just a short paddle away in 1926, when the fishing boat Thema capsized during a big swell off Corona del Mar, before the jetties were put in place.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
3 June 2026
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Monday’s suit comes amid a swell of anti-AI sentiment across the country, with many commencement speakers facing boos for mentioning AI and data center construction running into heated public opposition.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
1 June 2026
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Then-President Joe Biden’s party lost nine seats and control of the House that year — not a political tidal wave as many pundits predicted, but a defeat nonetheless.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2026
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After a tidal wave of blowback that culminated in a lawsuit, a nonprofit health system has reversed course in its plan to replace its Oregon emergency physicians with a national chain.—
Tara Bannow,
STAT,
6 May 2026
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“Tsunami.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tsunami. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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