tidal wave

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Recent Examples of tidal wave Riding the emotional tidal wave, the Trojans earned a second consecutive trip to the Sweet 16, in Spokane, Washington this year, by overwhelming Mississippi State in every way – scoreboards, backboards, sonically, spiritually. Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2025 Having compromised major telecom and internet service providers—including AT&T, Verizon and others—Salt Typhoon has sent tidal waves (pun intended) across the network security ecosystem. Chris McHenry, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025 The director William Friedkin’s film—which also won Best Picture—was part of a tidal wave of challenging, morally complex storytelling that washed ashore starting in the late ’60s. David Sims, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2025 The media attention that followed was a tidal wave of mocking coverage and cruel late-night jokes. Kate Storey, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tidal wave
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tidal wave
Noun
  • An early surge provided the Royals with a two-run lead, but then Skubal held firm.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2025
  • The surge in cases is nearly triple the total number reported in 2024, when the nation recorded 285 cases.
    Riley Hoffman, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The tariff tsunami is on the horizon, but has yet to come ashore!
    Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Digital addiction, the tsunami of information and amusement overload.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Gone is the standard swell of the bat as it’s replaced with more wood in the barrel shifted closer to the hands.
    Julia Andersen, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Imagine the swell of pride if Mr. Gretzky made such a gesture, Mr. Prete said.
    John Branch, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • And these huge billows of wildfire smoke will remain huge problems for a while and could end up traveling huge distances from the flames.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The yellow school bus appears to be tipped to the side as fire engulfs almost the entire vehicle and billows of dark smoke pour from its shattered windows.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2025

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