tsunami
noun
tsu·na·mi
(t)su̇-ˈnä-mē 
plural tsunamis also tsunami
: a great sea wave produced especially by submarine earth movement or volcanic eruption : tidal wave
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Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 2 Mar. 2025
No one could have foreseen the inflationary tsunami that swept across the land, raising the prices from eggs to hotel loans dramatically.
—Daniel Berman, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
The lawsuit, filed in federal district court in Washington, D.C., joins a tsunami of other legal challenges that hope to stop Trump's bid to radically reshape the federal government.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
And that’s the truest Black American game of all, finding a way to exist and thrive in a tsunami of contradictions.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Tsunami.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tsunami. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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tsunami
noun
tsu·na·mi
(t)su̇-ˈnäm-ē
: a great sea wave produced especially by an earthquake or volcanic eruption under the sea : tidal wave
Etymology
Japanese, from tsu "harbor" + nami "wave"
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