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Recent Examples of surge
Wafaa Shurafa, Fortune, 11 July 2025
Job listings for the kind of entry-level corporate roles traditionally available to young grads have declined 15%, while the number of applications per job has surged 30%, according to data from Handshake, a career platform geared toward Gen Z workers.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 11 July 2025
Shashwat Chauhan, USA Today, 10 July 2025
Seeking a solution to the issue of a superbug surge in wastewater, American and Chinese scientists led by Utah State University (USU) turned their attention to natural compounds.
—New Atlas, 9 July 2025
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Noun
In 2024, inflation in Gaza surged by 230%, according to the World Bank.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Fortune, 11 July 2025
Job listings for the kind of entry-level corporate roles traditionally available to young grads have declined 15%, while the number of applications per job has surged 30%, according to data from Handshake, a career platform geared toward Gen Z workers.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 11 July 2025
Verb
Shares of the leading chip designer rose as much as 2.5% to an all-time high of $164, benefiting from the ongoing surge in demand for artificial intelligence technologies.
—Shashwat Chauhan, USA Today, 10 July 2025
Seeking a solution to the issue of a superbug surge in wastewater, American and Chinese scientists led by Utah State University (USU) turned their attention to natural compounds.
—New Atlas, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surge
Noun
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This week's move higher triggered a big wave of short liquidations.—
Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
11 July 2025
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Surfers have the mountainous waves of Mavericks Beach near Half Moon Bay.—
James Rainey
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
Verb
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He’s cooled off a bit since then, but spurts like that don’t happen by accident.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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Some of Monday’s strongest action was in the oil market, where the price of crude spurted more than 3%.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
Verb
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Over the past year or so, those activities have increased.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 July 2025
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In a LinkedIn post, Farley called for speeding up permitting processes, increasing spending on vocational training, leveraging robotics and augmented reality to help with these spaces and suggested an AmeriCorps-type program for these roles.—
Breana Noble,
Boston Herald,
13 July 2025
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Like all flash floods, this record-breaking water swell resulted from a large amount of rain that drenched one area over a relatively short amount of time.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
7 July 2025
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Motel Breakfast is changing the menu a bit on its new standalone single, letting bass groves and synth swells take the spotlight, and embracing elements of The Cure, for what slowly builds to become one of its most satisfying and catchiest songs yet.—
Piet Levy,
jsonline.com,
3 July 2025
Verb
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How To Watch The Love Island USA Season 7 Finale The Season 7 finale of Love Island USA is available to stream on Peacock.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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Day two coverage will be streamed exclusively on MLB.com.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
13 July 2025
Verb
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Office completions in 2024 fell to their lowest share of inventory since 2012 and are set to slow further, reflecting high vacancy rates, rising debt and construction costs, and falling office values.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
10 July 2025
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The authors note this is consistent with statewide rising rates of obesity, which may be playing a role.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 July 2025
Verb
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Dee and Kevin, when recalling the crash and what followed, gushed about their kids.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 July 2025
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These are some of the dozens of victims killed as gushing floodwaters swept across central Texas on Friday.—
Stephen Sorace , Brooke Taylor , Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
7 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 18 Jul. 2025.
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