tidal wave
noun
1
a
: an unusually high sea wave that is triggered especially by an earthquake
b
: an unusual rise of water alongshore due to strong winds
2
: something overwhelming especially in quantity or volume
a tidal wave of tourists
Examples of tidal wave in a Sentence
a tidal wave of emotion
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Given the governments history of committing fraud during elections, opposition leaders have been banking on being able to generate a tidal wave of anti-Maduro votes to overcome any governmental attempts to steal the election.
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Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 29 July 2024
With potency 100 times that of heroin and nearly undetectable at the border, the drug nicknamed King Ivory has flooded the market, triggering a tidal wave of overdoses, crime and addiction.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 24 July 2024
Everything to know about the resurfaced quote generating a tidal wave of internet support.
—Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 23 July 2024
The fact that James, one of the greatest athletes ever to walk this planet, deigns to wade into the podcast trenches must be some sort of high water mark for what is already a tidal wave of a genre.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2024
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Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 29 July 2024
With potency 100 times that of heroin and nearly undetectable at the border, the drug nicknamed King Ivory has flooded the market, triggering a tidal wave of overdoses, crime and addiction.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 24 July 2024
Everything to know about the resurfaced quote generating a tidal wave of internet support.
—Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 23 July 2024
The fact that James, one of the greatest athletes ever to walk this planet, deigns to wade into the podcast trenches must be some sort of high water mark for what is already a tidal wave of a genre.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2024
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“Tidal wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tidal%20wave. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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