Rush and Wave

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Rush

Rush noun - Excited and often showy or disorderly speed.

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Wave is a synonym for rush in surge topic. In some cases you can use "Wave" instead the word "Rush" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: rushed, rushing, rushy

Wave

Wave noun - A moving ridge on the surface of water.

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Rush is a synonym for wave in surge topic. Sometimes you can use "Rush" instead the word "Wave" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as flow, current.

Nearby Words: waved, waving, wavy, wavelet, waveband

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How words are described

brief	brief rush	brief wave
mass	mass rush	mass wave
complete	complete rush	complete wave
original	original rush	original wave
Other adjectives: initial, endless, single, simple, powerful, entire, massive, large, big, great, huge, quick, early, permanent, final, classic, last, literal, oncoming, sudden, resulting, aforementioned.

Common collocations

girl	rush girl	wave girl
time	rush time	wave time
story	rush story	wave story
hands	rush hands	wave hands

Both words in one sentence

He will never rush in to a fight, but obtained a reputation of being a good fighter through his willingness to sacrifice wave after wave of his own men, while avoiding any risk to himself.

Source: Miles Gloriosus / Western Animation
Zerg Rush: Kozachenko sends wave after wave of Lickers after his pursuing tyrant.

Source: Anime / Resident Evil: Damnation
Any enemies you're assigned to kill will rush you even if you can literally kill an entire wave with a single volley.

Source: Video Game / Space Pirates and Zombies

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