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Discover LudwigThe phrase "as a tide" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used metaphorically to describe something that rises and falls or changes in a manner similar to the movement of tides, often in a poetic or figurative context.
Example: "Emotions can shift as a tide, sometimes overwhelming us and other times receding into calmness."
Alternatives: "like the tide" or "as the waves".
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Historical pessimism moves in swiftly as a tide.
They see this explosive growth as a tide of slums engulfing the world.
You feel it only in passing moments, though, never as a tide that carries them to glory.
She called a public meeting at Birmingham town hall to protest at what she saw as a tide of filth.
Muslims have been facing what they see as a tide of vitriol against them during the past two years, which has included hate crimes and harassment.
Is it perhaps the refugees he depicts as a tide of migrants ready to drown the country with their alien, menacing ways?
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Regulatory reform, international expansion and cross-border deals have helped boost the industry, as has a tide of investors seeking rewards or equity in return for their cash.
Although this is a lake it is as if A tide were running mildly into shore.
In 1983, it certainly seemed as if a tide could be changing for the name.
Then he had noticed, as the days went by, that there was an ebb and flow to them, as if a tide were moving in and out.
Stevenson, naturally fervent, has a tremor in her voice that registers crisis and excitement as if a tide were sweeping through her.
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