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Recent Examples of surge
Christian Orozco, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
But as the region enjoys a recent surge in popularity, it’s welcomed a spate of new projects that continue to add to its vast tourism landscape.
—Chadner Navarro, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Chad Molter, executive director of Boulder’s Harvest of Hope Pantry, is also worried about how the lingering government shutdown could surge demand.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Hurricane Melissa was downgraded from its original Category, but damaging winds, flooding rains and a dangerous storm surge were expected to persist for the Bahamas as the storm headed east overnight.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
But as the region enjoys a recent surge in popularity, it’s welcomed a spate of new projects that continue to add to its vast tourism landscape.
—Chadner Navarro, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
Sneaker waves can suddenly surge much farther up the beach than typical waves, at times sweeping over rocks and jetties.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Chad Molter, executive director of Boulder’s Harvest of Hope Pantry, is also worried about how the lingering government shutdown could surge demand.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surge
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This wave of joy was seen online, where some claimed his victory as India’s own.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Yet today, rising geopolitical instability and a wave of economic nationalism threaten to disrupt the free flows of energy the system relies on — all at a moment when cheaper, cleaner alternatives are available.—
John Kerry,
semafor.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Strobe lights, spinning grenades, and spurting blood accompany the unts-unts-unts.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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Police and firefighters responded to a fire alarm at the synagogue just before 11 p.m. and discovered flames spurting from the rear of the building.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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Wild news in the Financial Times this morning, which reports that China has substantially increased energy subsidies for some of its largest data centers in a bid to bolster its position in the global AI race.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Rising prices for cars, parts and repairs needed, and medical bills have increased, driving up the price of insurance.—
NPR,
NPR,
3 Nov. 2025
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The fall and winter offer the best swells of the year, turbocharged by nor’easters and tropical storms.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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The swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions, forecasters said.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The five-part docuseries premiered to critical acclaim at SXSW, earned a Critics Choice Award nomination for Best Limited Documentary Feature, and is now streaming on Starz.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
3 Nov. 2025
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The feds claim that, at one point, Smith had as many as 10,000 active bot accounts streaming his music, and allegedly made over $10 million from this scheme.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
3 Nov. 2025
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The number of foreign residents has risen sharply in recent years, reaching a record 3 percent of the population in 2024, as Tokyo cautiously loosened visa rules for workers in key industries such as manufacturing, agriculture, and caregiving.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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In that appearance, Thilly moonwalked across the floor and performed a backspin before using his allotted five minutes to complain about rising taxes, according to CBS News New York.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Investors appeared unnerved by big increases in spending that Meta Platforms and Microsoft are planning as the investment spree related to artificial-intelligence technology keeps gushing.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
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While the world gushes over Africa’s natural resources, trouble brews with utilizing them—pollution, corruption, human rights abuses, criminal infiltration.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Total revenue, which jumped 10% year-on-year in the third quarter on a constant currency basis, is expected to rise by a high single-digit percentage this year, while core earnings per share are forecast to jump by a low double-digit percentage.—
Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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Nothing could be more indicative of the nature and power of late value form than the prospect that even the most unashamedly denialist administration might jump onto its bandwagon.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Surge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surge. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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