1
as in to spurt
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2
as in to increase
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Recent Examples of surge
Alexander Tin, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2025
Despite the challenges that COVID-19 presented, Odyssey saw a surge in clientele seeking expert advice to navigate through the tumultuous times, indicating that adversity often steers businesses toward consulting and higher intelligence.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 13 Jan. 2025
Rob Gillies The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 11 Jan. 2025
Friday’s 25-point blowout by a surging Oklahoma City Thunder team, a legitimate threat to the championship throne, showcased the troubling norm for opponents exploiting New York’s lack of reliable bench depth.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025
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Noun
This winter's surge of bird flu is from a different virus than the uptick of seasonal flu infections that also drives humans to emergency rooms every winter.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2025
Despite the challenges that COVID-19 presented, Odyssey saw a surge in clientele seeking expert advice to navigate through the tumultuous times, indicating that adversity often steers businesses toward consulting and higher intelligence.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 13 Jan. 2025
Verb
The 53-year-old scion of Pierre Trudeau, one of Canada's most famous prime ministers, became deeply unpopular with voters over a range of issues, including the soaring cost of food and housing as well as surging immigration.
—Rob Gillies The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 11 Jan. 2025
Friday’s 25-point blowout by a surging Oklahoma City Thunder team, a legitimate threat to the championship throne, showcased the troubling norm for opponents exploiting New York’s lack of reliable bench depth.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surge
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Multiple other films positioned themselves this weekend to ride the awards wave.Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 12 Jan. 2025
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The Bears are now deep into their process and plowing through the first wave of interviews.Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2025
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The losers die — usually spurting great arterial gouts — and a stack of bills representing their worth plops into the insatiable belly of the prize oinker.James Poniewozik, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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In the past 16 years, the price of oil has sporadically spurted above $100 a barrel, but has mostly fluctuated between $50 and $100.John Dorfman, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Investment in women's health is increasing, from VC to private equity.Geri Stengel, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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The World Health Organization (WHO) wrote in its 2024 global tuberculosis report cases of the disease had increased internationally, with 8.2 million people worldwide being diagnosed in 2023.Kristina Watrobski, Baltimore Sun, 14 Jan. 2025
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As professional golf continues to alter the game in an effort to appease players, partners and patrons, time will tell if these changes actually grow the game, which has witnessed a significant swell in amateur participation since the Covid-19 pandemic.Michael LoRé, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Society The Same War Karen Connelly The acquittal of the man who stood trial for the murder of Cindy Gladue inspired a swell of voices calling for change.hazlitt.net, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
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The Hunter is currently available to stream on digital video-on-demand platforms, including Prime Video, Apple TV+, and Fandango At Home.Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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The milestone followed Pratt's heartfelt plea to followers to stream the album and help generate income after the couple lost their Pacific Palisades home in the devastating California wildfires.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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When power outages stretch out over several days, incidents of gastrointestinal illness often rise, Casey says.Maria Godoy, NPR, 11 Jan. 2025
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Research has shown that these rapid wet-to-dry and dry-to-wet swings, which can worsen wildfires, flooding and other hazards, are growing more frequent and intense because of rising global temperatures.Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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The Weeknd gushes when talking about his co-stars, Ortega and Keoghan.Jem Aswad, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
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When they were connected, Barbaro nervously gushed that Baez deserved her own movie.Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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Donny Osmond later joined and the group skyrocketed to fame in the 1970s.CBS News, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2025
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People will beat down to door to get it, now that the after-tax rate of return on earning and investing has skyrocketed.Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Surge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surge. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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