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tsunamis

noun

variants also tsunami

plural of tsunami

as in seas

a very high, large wave in the ocean that is usually caused by an earthquake under the sea and that can cause great destruction when it reaches land The coastline will suffer devastating damage if a tsunami ever hits it.

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Recent Examples of tsunamis The agency ruled out tsunami risks and said assessments of vulnerable areas were ongoing. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026 Authorities did not report a destructive tsunami in the latest damage assessment. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026 The threat of tsunami has likely largely receded, says USGS seismologist Susan Hough, as the quake occurred on land and happened at a relatively shallow depth. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2026 Smaller tsunami waves of less than 1 foot above tide levels were forecast for coastal areas of Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua and Peru. — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026 If polls overestimated Republicans by that amount, Democrats might experience a tsunami. — Scott Clement, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026 But without sharp strategy and human judgment, AI will only accelerate a tsunami of sameness. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026 It is set to collide with the continent and cause a tsunami, a mega-disaster, and mass death. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026 Yet scientists still do not fully understand the conditions under which volcanic activity can cause a tsunami. — Yook Ji Hun, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026

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