1
as in to spurt
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2
as in to increase
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Recent Examples of surge
Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
Missing these critical windows can mean years of underperformance, while being positioned correctly during these brief surges can generate outsized profits.
—Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Bahaa Chammout, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2025
Operating income surged 71% thanks to strong cost management and a favorable year-over-year comp.
—Catherine Baab, Quartz, 29 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Correspondingly, Foxconn and Tata, Apple’s main suppliers in India, experienced a surge in their export value that month.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
Missing these critical windows can mean years of underperformance, while being positioned correctly during these brief surges can generate outsized profits.
—Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Verb
Construction costs have surged in recent years, pushing homeownership further out of reach for many Americans.
—Bahaa Chammout, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2025
Operating income surged 71% thanks to strong cost management and a favorable year-over-year comp.
—Catherine Baab, Quartz, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surge
Noun
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Among much else, the trees shelter marine life, capture carbon from the atmosphere and buffer coastlines from powerful waves.—
Avery Schuyler Nunn,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 Apr. 2025
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With each match, including a 1-0 victory over the Brazilian giant, residents still reeling from a financial crisis were lifted out of their funk, carried along on a country-consuming wave of hope as the men’s national team sought to qualify for the World Cup for the first time.—
Lewis Gordon,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Pere Ubu reunited in fits and spurts over the ensuing decades in the hands of Thomas, who remained the only original member throughout the band’s tenure, and released 14 albums, not including live records.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
24 Apr. 2025
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Blood spurts everywhere as Drummond falls down dead and the elevator opens on the testing floor.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Tesla has increased North American sourcing for parts of many models over the last two years, which would decrease tariff exposure for the E41, two people aware of the matter said.—
Abhirup Roy,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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Those unused hours can, however, be converted to service credit to increase their government pensions.—
Melody Gutierrez,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The massive dome of the Grand Mosque, and the city’s brilliant whites and blues and glittering golden crescents, blinked at me as the battering swell soaked me and my gear.—
Chris Wallace,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2025
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Live like the pampered swells by checking into the Starlight Casita, a second-floor luxury room with arresting mountain views and a private patio replete with an outdoor fireplace.—
David Weiss,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The highest tier, which is $20.99 a month, includes the ability to stream on four devices and offers 4K Ultra HD video quality and 100 downloads.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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Not all channels available to stream for satellite customers.—
Danielle Directo-Meston,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Iconic sportswear and footwear giant Adidas said Tuesday that the price of all its products will rise in the U.S. due to President Donald Trump's tariffs.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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The prices of these cheaper gadgets are expected to rise considerably.—
Boone Ashworth,
Wired News,
29 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In the summer of 2010, panic spread across the region when the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf, causing 134 million gallons to gush into the water.—
Mark Strassmann,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2025
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This constant flow comes as groundwater seeps and gushes from springs that run through the heart of the mountain.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Thus, their asylum systems get little use compared with those of the U.S. or even Mexico, where asylum applications have skyrocketed in recent years.—
Whitney Eulich,
Christian Science Monitor,
21 Apr. 2025
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Growth in Fort Worth has skyrocketed, and the aging infrastructure can’t handle the current population, let alone the demands of rapid growth.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Surge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surge. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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