as in swells
a moving ridge on the surface of water
the toddler was almost knocked down by the waves created by the speedboat
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as in motions
to direct or notify by a movement or gesture
waved them over to the side of the road
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Recent Examples of waves
Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Afghans lost the ability to contact anyone within or beyond their borders, sending waves of panic worldwide as families, colleagues and friends realized an entire nation had gone dark.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Later, the researchers send in ultrasonic waves when the same object is hidden in a complex environment, such as a steel ball buried in sand.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
At high tide, waves surge through the rocks sending seawater into plumes, sometimes up to fifty feet high.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
Physicists invented ether as a medium through which light waves traveled.
—Dipangkar Dutta, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
The return of Matt Duchene, combined with a healthy Tyler Seguin, should help the Stars continue to generate offense in waves.
—The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2025
The surge will be accompanied by large and damaging waves.
—Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
There can be 30 minutes of small waves before a sneaker wave strikes.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
After the Hunt star Andrew Garfield waves to attendees of the red carpet premiere of the film in Venice on Friday.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
In Lake Michigan, beach-goers from Manistee County south to Berrien County should beware of strong rip currents, waves up to 6 feet high and gusts reaching 25 knots (28 mph).
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2025
In Michigan, waves up to five feet high are possible by late Tuesday evening in Berrien county.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
Much of Israel’s viewing public knows that something terrible is taking place in Gaza, but waves it away.
—Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
Lots of rain, coming in waves, especially in eastern and south Florida.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Afghans lost the ability to contact anyone within or beyond their borders, sending waves of panic worldwide as families, colleagues and friends realized an entire nation had gone dark.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Later, the researchers send in ultrasonic waves when the same object is hidden in a complex environment, such as a steel ball buried in sand.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
At high tide, waves surge through the rocks sending seawater into plumes, sometimes up to fifty feet high.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
Physicists invented ether as a medium through which light waves traveled.
—Dipangkar Dutta, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
The return of Matt Duchene, combined with a healthy Tyler Seguin, should help the Stars continue to generate offense in waves.
—The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2025
The surge will be accompanied by large and damaging waves.
—Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
There can be 30 minutes of small waves before a sneaker wave strikes.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
In Los Angeles, Justin Bieber takes the court for some basketball, a pregnant Cardi B waves her arms and Glen Powell and Peyton Manning are all smiles at the Chad Powers premiere.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
After the Hunt star Andrew Garfield waves to attendees of the red carpet premiere of the film in Venice on Friday.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
In Lake Michigan, beach-goers from Manistee County south to Berrien County should beware of strong rip currents, waves up to 6 feet high and gusts reaching 25 knots (28 mph).
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2025
In Michigan, waves up to five feet high are possible by late Tuesday evening in Berrien county.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
Much of Israel’s viewing public knows that something terrible is taking place in Gaza, but waves it away.
—Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waves
Noun
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These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.—
MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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Thanks to its location where the Southern and Indian oceans meet, Cape Town receives swells from both directions.—
Mark Ellwood,
AFAR Media,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The development also signals growing opportunities for collaboration between the European and Australian space sectors, following Australia’s announcement this week to begin negotiations on a cooperative agreement with ESA.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Oct. 2025
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The new theatrical venture, designed as part–album launch, part–experiential event, signals a typically Swiftian and extraordinary fusion of fandom and business acumen, arriving at the perfect moment to energize theaters nationwide after another lackluster post-pandemic year of returns.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Waves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waves. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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