as in surge
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 tsunami
But by the ’70s, a tsunami of Black acts like Stevie Wonder and Earth, Wind & Fire leaned into amorphous songwriting, which yielded intricate, diffuse albums bristling at the thinness of the categorization and prestige available to them.
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2025
The fault slip on Dec. 5 triggered a tsunami alert that was briefly activated.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacramento Bee, 2 Jan. 2025
Two decades later, scientists have made great strides in tsunami monitoring, modeling and forecasting.
—Katrina Miller, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
The resulting tsunami unleashed waves more than 100 feet high and as fast as an airliner.
—Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2025
The fault slip on Dec. 5 triggered a tsunami alert that was briefly activated.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacramento Bee, 2 Jan. 2025
Two decades later, scientists have made great strides in tsunami monitoring, modeling and forecasting.
—Katrina Miller, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
The resulting tsunami unleashed waves more than 100 feet high and as fast as an airliner.
—Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tsunami
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The Oklahoma four-piece, whose mid-2000s heyday laid the groundwork for the current surge in popularity of Red Dirt music, reunited to play six songs late Thursday, closing down the main stage on a cold night at Mile 0 Fest in Key West, Florida.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
24 Jan. 2025
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Local officials and healthcare systems use the data to track influenza and COVID-19 every winter during surges.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Jan. 2025
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There’s nothing animatronic about the crabs skittering in the turquoise surf on the southeastern tip of Eleuthera in the Bahamas.—
Mark Gauert,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Jan. 2025
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Nearby, the state park’s gorgeous beach itself has a mile of sugar-fine sand that draws anglers for surf fishing and families for beach volleyball.—
Terry Ward,
Outside Online,
19 Jan. 2025
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Fans desperate to see the game – and other big names, including Mike Tyson and LL Cool J – attempted to break through double doors that opened inward as opposed to swinging outward, and a massive crowd swell rushed toward the entrance.—
Tracy Wright,
Fox News,
19 Jan. 2025
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Musk, who has become a key adviser to Trump, saw the largest swell of his net worth, which grew almost $21 billion in the day after the election.—
Molly Bohannon,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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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
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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
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“Tsunami.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tsunami. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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