ground swell

noun

Definition of ground swellnext
as in tidal wave

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ground swell
  1. tidal wave
  2. roller
  3. riffle
  4. wavelet
Noun
  • Then one day in 2019, her son Huxley disappeared from videos altogether, prompting a tidal wave of questions from fans and eventually sparking a scandal that ended her career online entirely.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn cranked the blitz dial up to 10, engulfing Darnold in the pocket like a tidal wave.
    Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of tidal wave
Noun
  • The ship also has bumper cars, roller skating, the aforementioned waterslides, two chocolate shops, on-demand cupcakes, and numerous other amenities for kids and teens.
    Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2025
  • According to a Metropolitan Police press release, the anonymous victim — who asked police to release CCTV footage of the attack — had planned to attend a roller skating event in the Greater London town of Harrow on February 10, 2024.
    Abby Monteil, Them, 17 Jan. 2025
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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