The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word TSUNAMIS
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More clues leading to the result TSUNAMIS
- Chap's taken up wearing bespoke suits, making waves
- Miss aunt making waves
- Star interrupting cheers by girl, briefly causing waves
- First of trilogy by star author delivers tragic events
- Waves of destruction from giant sun – am I safe?!
- A mist swirling around tabloid catastrophes
- A mist formed around main light source leads destructive waves
- USA mints destroyed in large waves
- Manu sits awkwardly giving big waves
- Waves and cheers to welcome star on unfinished film
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What does TSUNAMIS mean?
TSUNAMIS noun- A very large and destructive wave, generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean, such as an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption. Tsunami are usually a series of waves, or wave train.
- A large and generally unstoppable surge.