as in trend
a prevailing or general movement or inclination
the tide of the battle turned suddenly, and the would-be invaders were forced to retreat
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Recent Examples of tide
Yet at the very top end of the market, the emotional direction of travel runs against the tide of volume.
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Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Still, Sumrall plans to go with the flow, rather than fight the tide.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026
In a moving message this weekend, Pope Leo XIV spoke out against the rising tide of AI and urged his followers to recommit to a radical humanism.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
Hikers also must navigate changing tides that can make portions of the trail impassable during high water.
—Velvet Wu, Sacbee.com, 26 May 2026
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Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Still, Sumrall plans to go with the flow, rather than fight the tide.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026
In a moving message this weekend, Pope Leo XIV spoke out against the rising tide of AI and urged his followers to recommit to a radical humanism.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
Hikers also must navigate changing tides that can make portions of the trail impassable during high water.
—Velvet Wu, Sacbee.com, 26 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tide
Noun
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Both trends, stemming from wars in the 1760s, would shape the dynamics of the 1770s in profound and abiding ways.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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Studded swimwear is one of summer’s hottest trends.—
Kaelin Dodge,
InStyle,
25 May 2026
Noun
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In true Swiss fashion, Wengen features a number of chalet-style homes, snowcapped mountains, and bucolic scenes in nearly every direction.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
25 May 2026
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The average song length is around four minutes, and each one covers so much ground, changes direction so suddenly, and welcomes so many lyrical interpretations, that each of them can feel like the centerpiece, the moment where the central action takes place.—
Sam Sodomsky,
Pitchfork,
24 May 2026
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There is still a tendency in tech to assume serious funding has to flow through San Francisco or New York, but capital is increasingly available in markets that historically sat outside the center of the venture ecosystem.—
Hebron Sher,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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Overprivileged students had a tendency to see teachers and headmasters not as authority figures but as people of lower social standing.—
Thomas Adam,
The Conversation,
29 May 2026
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The decrease is attributed to a wind-down of construction after Metro opened its LAX/Metro Transit Center and the A Line extension to Pomona.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
29 May 2026
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Hazards include frequent lightning strikes, wind gusts up to 50 mph and localized flooding.—
Garfield Hylton,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 May 2026
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“Tide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tide. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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