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sea(s)

noun

Definition of sea(s)

as in tidal wave

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With no explanation, a tidal wave as tall as a skyscraper envelops a city.

— Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2026
Knopf humbly acknowledges Visit Orlando and Orlando Health’s role in lifting our community’s boats with a veritable tidal wave of funding, as well as the diners who participate.

— Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026

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More than 22,000 Long Beach residents were temporarily without power Sunday night due to a Southern California Edison outage, all in the midst of a sweltering wave of heat.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
Her series kick-started a wave of creators on both TikTok and Instagram centering their content on living life alone.

— Amen Galinato, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

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The surge in public interest in the case has resulted in a wave of online scrutiny aimed at someone who by all accounts, is not a suspect.

— Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
In the past, DeSantis has said that the surge in executions can be explained in part because of the pause on all capital punishment during COVID and that the state has a duty to help bring justice to the victims’ families.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026

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