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tide

noun [S] (CHANGE)
 
 
/taɪd/ literary

Definition

a noticeable change in a situation or increase in a particular type of behaviour: We must look for ways of stemming (= stopping) the rising tide of protest.Change and changes
(Definition of tide noun (CHANGE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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