tsunami
noun
tsu·na·mi
(t)su̇-ˈnä-mē 
plural tsunamis also tsunami
: a great sea wave produced especially by submarine earth movement or volcanic eruption : tidal wave
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An adaptive economy To manage the tsunami of new money into Russia’s military machine, Mr. Putin recently replaced his longtime loyal defense minister, Sergei Shoigu, with an economist, Andrei Belousov.
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Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2024
The seismic shift east led to a tsunami of defections.
—John Marshall, The Mercury News, 25 May 2024
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Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2024
The seismic shift east led to a tsunami of defections.
—John Marshall, The Mercury News, 25 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for tsunami
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tsunami
noun
tsu·na·mi
(t)su̇-ˈnäm-ē
: a great sea wave produced especially by an earthquake or volcanic eruption under the sea : tidal wave
Etymology
Japanese, from tsu "harbor" + nami "wave"
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