Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ground swell
Noun
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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 -
There wasn’t exactly a tidal wave of reaction to the news on social media months ago.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Apr. 2026
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Bietila, for example, listed her lengthy resume outside of debate, including roller derby and volunteering at the Field Museum, all while juggling an Advanced Placement course load.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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Cardoso needs to be a consistent rim-runner, roller and paint protector to validate Chicago’s belief.—
Chantel Jennings,
New York Times,
8 May 2026
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The brown trout of a lifetime that just sipped your fly can shoot down a riffle and bust that delicate 6-pound tippet.—
Joe Cermele,
Outdoor Life,
19 June 2025
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Here’s a general guideline of the classification of rapids, according to author I. Herbert Gordon: Class I: Easy, slower water with light riffles.—
Morgan Tilton,
Denver Post,
8 June 2025
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Pipe those wavelets of foie gras feculence over to neighboring Surfside, a two-bathroom kind of town with waste pipes galore.—
Pat Beall,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 June 2025
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Its wavelets lap enticingly at our feet, but the breaker that might truly knock the breath out of us never comes.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Ground swell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ground%20swell. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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