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also tsunami
as in seas
a very high, large wave in the ocean that is usually caused by an earthquake under the sea and that can cause great destruction when it reaches land
The coastline will suffer devastating damage if a tsunami ever hits it.
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Recent Examples of tsunamis
If the news of a $43 million shortfall was a tsunami, then Thursday’s news is a bomb.
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Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 30 Jan. 2026
After the tsunami, global real estate investment company Kennedy Wilson and Rosewood Hotels & Resorts partnered to reimagine Kona Village.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Why the restart matters Japan shut down all of its 54 nuclear reactors in the wake of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that triggered meltdowns at Fukushima Daiichi, the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 21 Jan. 2026
But this change feels like a way to help stop the coming tsunami of litigation over eligibility.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
Walking in the wilds of northern Japan The northernmost quarter of Japan’s main island, Tohoku was the region worst hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 18 Jan. 2026
Shin Godzilla is a direct reflection of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and ensuing Fukushima nuclear disaster, events that still loom far larger in the Japanese consciousness than a Western viewer might assume.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
In 2023, another rockslide triggered a tsunami that sloshed back and forth for nine days in a Greenland fjord.
—Paul Bierman, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Japan’s Japan Meteorological Agency says there is no tsunami risk, but warns that earthquakes up to upper-5 intensity could continue for about a week, with the highest risk in the next two to three days.
—Anthony Trotter, ABC News, 6 Jan. 2026
Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 30 Jan. 2026
After the tsunami, global real estate investment company Kennedy Wilson and Rosewood Hotels & Resorts partnered to reimagine Kona Village.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Why the restart matters Japan shut down all of its 54 nuclear reactors in the wake of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that triggered meltdowns at Fukushima Daiichi, the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 21 Jan. 2026
But this change feels like a way to help stop the coming tsunami of litigation over eligibility.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
Walking in the wilds of northern Japan The northernmost quarter of Japan’s main island, Tohoku was the region worst hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 18 Jan. 2026
Shin Godzilla is a direct reflection of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and ensuing Fukushima nuclear disaster, events that still loom far larger in the Japanese consciousness than a Western viewer might assume.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
In 2023, another rockslide triggered a tsunami that sloshed back and forth for nine days in a Greenland fjord.
—Paul Bierman, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Japan’s Japan Meteorological Agency says there is no tsunami risk, but warns that earthquakes up to upper-5 intensity could continue for about a week, with the highest risk in the next two to three days.
—Anthony Trotter, ABC News, 6 Jan. 2026
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“Tsunamis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tsunamis. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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