At the age of 80, she's 'riding a/the wave of' renewed interest in her work. [=she's experiencing a time when many people are interested in her work again]
The traffic cop 'waved' cars 'through'. [=waved in a way that told drivers to continue driving through a particular area]
The new school has triggered a 'wave' of optimism [=has made many people feel optimistic] about the public school system.
(..) Yes. No,it's not crazy. It's uh... uh... it's a paradox. Paradoxes are part of nature. Think about light. If you look at huygens, light is a wave, as confirmed by the double - slit experiments, but then along comes albert einstein and discovers that light behaves like particles,too. (..)2007 TvShow: The Big Bang Theory Title: Pilot Season: 1 Episode 1