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also 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
No tsunami advisory was issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency.
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Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Japan has restarted 15 reactors after reviewing the lessons of the earthquake and tsunami that damaged the Fukushima plant, and 10 more are in the process of getting approval to restart.
—Vladimir Isachenkov, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Monday’s event in Japan was a thrust earthquake that made the ground move up and down—a motion that is much more likely to cause a tsunami.
—Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2026
Hundreds of community radio stations in Indonesia (many unlicensed) provided crucial information after the 2004 tsunami disaster.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
Japan has restarted 15 reactors after reviewing the lessons of the earthquake and tsunami that damaged the Fukushima plant, and 10 more are in the process of getting approval to restart.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
There were initial reports in Japanese media that at least two nuclear power plants in the northeast region under a tsunami warning on Monday were thus far unaffected by the earthquake.
—CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
Officials initially issued a tsunami warning for waves up to 10 feet (three meters).
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
But White, who is already one of the top players in Lake County, is like a tsunami.
—Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Japan has restarted 15 reactors after reviewing the lessons of the earthquake and tsunami that damaged the Fukushima plant, and 10 more are in the process of getting approval to restart.
—Vladimir Isachenkov, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Monday’s event in Japan was a thrust earthquake that made the ground move up and down—a motion that is much more likely to cause a tsunami.
—Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2026
Hundreds of community radio stations in Indonesia (many unlicensed) provided crucial information after the 2004 tsunami disaster.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
Japan has restarted 15 reactors after reviewing the lessons of the earthquake and tsunami that damaged the Fukushima plant, and 10 more are in the process of getting approval to restart.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
There were initial reports in Japanese media that at least two nuclear power plants in the northeast region under a tsunami warning on Monday were thus far unaffected by the earthquake.
—CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
Officials initially issued a tsunami warning for waves up to 10 feet (three meters).
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
But White, who is already one of the top players in Lake County, is like a tsunami.
—Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Tsunamis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tsunamis. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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