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riptide

[rip-tahyd] / ˈrɪpˌtaɪd /


NOUN
undertow
Synonyms


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Investors felt a slight reprieve on Friday from the riptide that’s been gathering around artificial intelligence and the stock market.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 14, 2026

To empathize with her is not to presume to understand her; it’s to get caught in the riptide of her mysterious pleasures and pains.

From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2025

A boat impounded by police after two children caught in a suspected riptide drowned has been sold.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2023

She noted that most companies are now bringing out product lines that have been in the works for at least a year, meaning that the Pride riptide may be only just beginning.

From Washington Times ● May 29, 2023

Hassan did get up, but he just stood there, looking dazed like a man dragged into the ocean by a riptide when, just a moment ago, he was enjoying a nice stroll on the beach.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

Dangerous riptides are a prime reason not to push your limits.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 28, 2023

At popular beaches on Lake Michigan, swimmers must navigate crashing waves and dangerous riptides on their own.

From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2022

Part of Singapore's reason for dismissing American pedagogy is "navigational" in a geopolitical sense: Lee Hsien Loong likens his country to a small but doughty craft breasting powerful riptides of global economics and politics.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2021

King survived some dangerous riptides while winning 39 Grand Slam tennis event titles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2021

Somewhere out there in the riptides of gold and light.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee


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