ground swell

noun

Definition of ground swellnext
as in tidal wave

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  1. tidal wave
  2. roller
  3. riffle
  4. wavelet
Noun
  • In a piece for The Economist, Elmhirst meets Gary, a call center worker for Vision Direct in Manchester, England, whose job is under threat from the looming tidal wave of AI.
    Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Awash in these government acronyms are many private entities that have already filed and a veritable tidal wave of entities that are prepared or preparing to file by that deadline.
    Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of tidal wave
Noun
  • Dances, roller skating, rock shows … there's plenty to see.
    Carrie Shepherd, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
  • More often than not—aside from my cold plunge era—this looks like a morning facial massage with a cryo roller for me.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of roller
Noun
  • On the water, target current breaks, pools, and deep riffles where trout will wait and ambush their food.
    Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 12 June 2024
  • Sandbars and rock bars and gravel bars could be broken down into a full taxonomy describing their size and shape and orientation: chains and traps, riffles and reefs.
    Boyce Upholt, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024
Definition of riffle
Noun
  • Does the little surge of Trump dances across sports represent a wave, or at least a wavelet, of athletes declaring their allegiances for the President-elect?
    Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2024
  • And importantly, the agency says, despite these wavelets of illness, severe outcomes like hospitalizations and deaths have been dropping since 2020 and 2021.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024
Definition of wavelet
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