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Recent Examples of wave
Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
The nimble British sports cars whetted the appetites of racers, and were just the beginning of the import wave that brought British, German, Italian, and French cars to America.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 21 Mar. 2025
Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Your kids will be shocked when the commute to school is full of everyone honking and waving at you.
—Kimberly Stoney, Parents, 19 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Success for McGregor would be further evidence of a populist and right-wing wave across much of the western world.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
The nimble British sports cars whetted the appetites of racers, and were just the beginning of the import wave that brought British, German, Italian, and French cars to America.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Your kids will be shocked when the commute to school is full of everyone honking and waving at you.
—Kimberly Stoney, Parents, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wave
Noun
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The podcast, released in 2014, presented new evidence and led to a swell of interest in the case.—
Christina Morales,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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China has been designated a foreign adversary, and President Biden has heavily sanctioned the East Asian country’s electric vehicle exports, among other products, as its global sales swell.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
17 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Soto motioned for Torrens to advance to third, but Diaz was able to make the throw to third baseman Isaac Paredes in plenty of time.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2025
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Lambert motioned for a mistrial early Tuesday, saying Gary Police Sgt.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Three decades ago, SIU and Carbondale felt electric: Lecture halls overflowed; local businesses thrived on the fall surge of students; The Strip, a longstanding student hangout, spilled over every weekend, music rattling windows into the early morning hours.—
Molly Parker,
ProPublica,
27 Mar. 2025
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Riders will see the price upfront and won’t be subject to surge pricing.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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After a few minutes, the publicist started gesturing in my direction.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
31 Mar. 2025
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The new backstory between Peter (Alexander Molony) and Hook (Jude Law) represents the movie’s incomplete imagination, gesturing at an expansion of its source material without actually fleshing out those ideas.—
Staff Author,
EW.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wave. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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