Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ground swell
Noun
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Chelsea Handler: The Feeling Following the success of her Critics Choice Awards hosting gig, Chelsea Handler is riding the tidal wave with a stand-up special that released on March 25 on Netflix.—
Rebecca Aizin,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025 -
Riding the emotional tidal wave, the Trojans earned a second consecutive trip to the Sweet 16, in Spokane, Washington this year, by overwhelming Mississippi State in every way – scoreboards, backboards, sonically, spiritually.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
26 Mar. 2025
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Barnes’ potential as a playmaker as a roller — like Green — is immense.—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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Mark your calendar for events like a talk on D.C.'s rock scene, a Shaw walking tour and a look at the history of roller skating in the District.—
Mimi Montgomery,
Axios,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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For example, complex analysis is used to manipulate wavelets, or small oscillations in data.—
William Ross,
The Conversation,
10 Mar. 2025
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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
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“Ground swell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ground%20swell. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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