ground swell

noun

Definition of ground swellnext
as in tidal wave

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  1. tidal wave
  2. roller
  3. riffle
  4. wavelet
Noun
  • Smart shoppers should expect a tidal wave of packages over the next few days.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 1 Dec. 2024
  • The actual formula of the Thanksgiving dinner—that enormous roast, the bready stuffing, the potatoes, the gravy, a dollop of tart cranberry sauce to cut through the tidal wave of richness—isn’t unique to Thanksgiving.
    Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of tidal wave
Noun
  • This can include active recovery methods, such as cross-training, mobility exercises (e.g., stretching), and self-myofascial release (a self-massage technique using tools like a foam roller).
    Jakob Roze, Health, 5 Dec. 2024
  • More:Amazon is flexing up to 66% off ab rollers, push up boards, walking pads 4.
    Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
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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