flood tide (flŭdtīd′)
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Tweet n. 1. The incoming or rising tide, occurring between the time when the tide is lowest and the time when the following tide is highest. 2. a. A large or increasing amount: "Is the flood tide of scandals evidence of a flood tide of malfeasance?" (Eduardo Porter). b. The peak or climax: "when the pent-up energies of the Depression years and World War II were at flood tide" (Anne Bernays and Justin Kaplan). |
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