tides

noun

plural of tide
as in trends
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 tides The Grand Opera House’s overall architecture responds to the rhythm of the Huangpu River’s tides with a fluid and dynamic form. — Wendy Wang, Architectural Digest, 22 Oct. 2026 The National Weather Service issued a coastal flood advisory Thursday as rain and king tides are forecast to soak South Florida. — Miami Herald Staff Report, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026 Over seven decades, the company has weathered multiple relocations, lean budgets, and the shifting tides of the entertainment industry. — La'tasha Givens, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 Life in the fishing town of Can Gio has long followed the tides and seasons. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026 Southern California’s fragile coastline is being transformed one storm at a time by record-setting king tides and storm surges. — David Hickey, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026 The king tides came knocking Then, in August, came the first big king tide that sent punishing waves slamming into houses along the boardwalk. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 The SSCs are designed to deliver mission-ready capability, moving over tides, terrains and obstacles, enabling access to 80% of the world’s coastline. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tides
  1. trends
  2. tendencies
  3. directions
  4. winds
  5. currents
Noun
  • What makes lifestyle trends from the region particularly appealing globally is the foundations on which they’re built.
    — Lola Akinmade, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Smilow says a few entrepreneurial trends are taking over college campuses.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of trends
Noun
  • Good and bad tendencies overlap and swirl — the Gators, a new property every week.
    — Noah White, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Shultz claims Holmes spotted Balwani’s abusive tendencies and clocked him as the perfect fall guy if things went south.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of tendencies
Noun
  • Today, the traffic in innovation is beginning to move in multiple directions.
    — Ruby Wang, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026
  • What’s happening Yardzen’s report flags the Party Patio as one of eight dominant directions heading into next year.
    — Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of directions
Noun
  • These higher-than-usual high tides are supercharged by winds blowing onshore, pushing more seawater on land.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The India Meteorological Department anticipates the storm could have sustained winds of 75 mph at that point, with gusts probably exceeding 100 to 110 mph near the storm’s core.
    — Aoife Walsh, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of winds
Noun
  • Researchers at the University of California San Diego have demonstrated a way to control how an experimental electronic device forms and erases memory, using electrical currents to change the behavior of a material called vanadium dioxide.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Beyond touch, whiskers can also detect vibrations and even subtle air currents.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of currents

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“Tides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tides. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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