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Recent Examples of tidal wave
February 19 – March 20 A tender ripple can become a tidal wave of momentum.
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Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026
Not surprisingly, One Battle After Another kept up its tidal wave of awards season momentum by scoring a record seven Actor Award nominations, including nods for Outstanding Ensemble Cast and Outstanding Male and Female Actor in a Lead Role notices for Leonardo DiCaprio and Chase Infiniti.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
In the weeks since its launch, Platner’s campaign has received a tidal wave of support to the tune of more than four million dollars in donations and nine thousand volunteers across Maine.
—Li Goldstein, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025
Fields was swallowed by a tidal wave of pressure that pulled him underwater all day.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
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Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026
Not surprisingly, One Battle After Another kept up its tidal wave of awards season momentum by scoring a record seven Actor Award nominations, including nods for Outstanding Ensemble Cast and Outstanding Male and Female Actor in a Lead Role notices for Leonardo DiCaprio and Chase Infiniti.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
In the weeks since its launch, Platner’s campaign has received a tidal wave of support to the tune of more than four million dollars in donations and nine thousand volunteers across Maine.
—Li Goldstein, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025
Fields was swallowed by a tidal wave of pressure that pulled him underwater all day.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tidal wave
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In the first two weeks of the war, there has been a surge in the number of Americans looking to save money on energy—by asking for quotes on home solar systems and looking up electric vehicles online.—
Bill McKibben,
New Yorker,
18 Mar. 2026
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The United States tied the game in the eighth inning on a Bryce Harper two-run home run before Venezuela put together one final offensive surge.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In the case of Japan’s Fukushima nuclear disaster, spurred by a major earthquake and tsunami, court rulings later blamed a culture of collusion between Japan’s government and power company operating the plant.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
10 Mar. 2026
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Monitors like innkeeper Tomoko Kobayashi share radiation data to revitalize towns people left after the Fukushima earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Mar. 2026
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With a swell of applause and a burst of smoke and explosions, Fuerza closed out the night — an apt ending for a band that isn’t afraid to break the rules a little bit.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
14 Mar. 2026
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What was initially an unusual swell of Canadian patriotism a year ago has evolved into a new social and economic order for the country of 41 million.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
7 Mar. 2026
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Father and son, both members of the Eastern Shoshone Tribe, stare out at a sea of green grass and buffalo berry bushes as a herd of 30 or so bison munch patches of grass, flick their tails at flies, and flop onto the ground, creating brief billows of dust.—
Christine Peterson,
Outdoor Life,
5 Mar. 2026
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Delivery drivers ride motorcycles along a road as smoke billows following an explosion in the Fujairah industrial zone, United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday.—
Freddie Clayton,
NBC news,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Tidal wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tidal%20wave. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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