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押し寄せる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
押し寄せる
BOOST
Reading : おしよせる   
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.); to rush for (the door); to inundate; to overwhelm; to push aside
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 10 (among the 100,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 36,134 which gives a rank of 49,117
押し寄せる is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 99,000 (about 1,930,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 26 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
なつ
かんこう
観光
きゃく
その
まち
どっと
せた

The town was deluged with tourists in summer.
ダム
れて
りゅういき
流域
おおみず
大水
せた

The dam gave way and sent a great flush of water down the valley.
おお
かんこう
観光
きゃく
その
しま
せた

A lot of tourists invaded the island.
押寄せる
BOOST
Reading : おしよせる   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 155,000 (about 520,000 results)
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押しよせる
BOOST
Reading : おしよせる   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 228,000 (about 87,400 results)
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オウ   お to push   おさえる to check, to restrain   
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コウ   カン    #1, first; armor   
hand
キ   よ to draw near   よせる to bring near   
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キ    strange, curious   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
カ    good, possible, approval   
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hook
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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roof   
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