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Recent Examples of surge
Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
Oil and gas spending surged to a record high of about $44 billion — higher than in all of 2024 — particularly through construction contracts with processing facilities in Nigeria.
—Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 23 July 2025
Zoe Cummings, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Even after the initial surge abated, Kohl’s shares held on to double-digit gains, finishing the day far above Monday’s close and drawing attention from both regulators and analysts.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 23 July 2025
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Noun
Since then, between July 17 and July 20, comments targeting Obama have surged on Truth Social, Gab and Telegram, the researchers found.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
Oil and gas spending surged to a record high of about $44 billion — higher than in all of 2024 — particularly through construction contracts with processing facilities in Nigeria.
—Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 23 July 2025
Verb
GoPro’s recent surge has turned the stock around to put it up 40% on the year, while Krispy Kreme and Kohl’s are still down year to date, despite indexes rising to all-time highs.
—Zoe Cummings, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Even after the initial surge abated, Kohl’s shares held on to double-digit gains, finishing the day far above Monday’s close and drawing attention from both regulators and analysts.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surge
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Actress and comedian Tiffany Haddish made waves today by posting a photo of herself holding a baby beside her friend, podcaster Jason Lee, who rested his right hand on the handlebar of a stroller.—
Ryan Coleman Published,
EW.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Sweeney completed the look with a matching headband and her blond hair draped down her shoulders in a cascade of loose yet polished waves.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
4 Aug. 2025
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At least a half dozen of those wrestlers tell their stories to the camera, accompanied by filler re-enactments — a shower head spurting water, the hallway leading to a medical examination room — that add very little.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
10 June 2025
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Earnings spurted in the latest year (ended in March 2025).—
John Dorfman,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Decades of research and studies in agriculture have increased production across all crops in the U.S., said James, and cannabis can adopt those same technologies.—
Julie Weed,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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David Swartz, analyst with Morningstar who monitors Kohl’s, told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, part of the USA TODAY network, that Kohl’s share price has been steadily increasing in recent months.—
Sara Chernikoff,
USA Today,
25 July 2025
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That's because some sellers, given higher interest rates and slower sales, might have to consider lowering their asking prices to attract buyers as inventory swells and mortgage rates hover in the 6% range.—
Shonda Novak,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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The images can also be stitched together to make a time lapse, so people can visualize how the shore changes with various swells, tides and seasons.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
24 July 2025
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As this author reported in the local Khaleej Times newspaper, Warner Bros. World is the first theme park in the Middle East to appear on the Global Attractions Attendance report with 1.8 million visitors streaming through its turnstiles in 2023.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Despite the show gaining more exposure by streaming on Netflix and Peacock, ratings apparently weren't helped enough to save the series.—
Michileen Martin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
Verb
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The two battled underneath the stage, and Cena brilliantly rose up on the elevator shaft carrying Cody Rhodes.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Vanguard expects value stocks to rise by 5.8% to 7.8% a year over the next decade.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
3 Aug. 2025
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Rogen gushes that Spielberg even texted him on Emmys nomination morning to congratulate him on his series The Studio and its many nominations.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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Since working together, starting in the fall, Neeson and Anderson have gushed about each other in interviews.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
30 July 2025
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But the number of such jobs at the city, which typically pay between $200,000 and $250,000, has skyrocketed since fiscal year 2015 from 70 to 393 — up 461%.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Gold prices have skyrocketed 26% this year, after rising 27% in 2024.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
13 July 2025
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“Surge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surge. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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