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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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
The Poseidon is designed to explode near enemy coastlines and cause a radioactive tsunami.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
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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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