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as in flurry
a sudden and usually temporary growth of activity
a spurt of economic growth for the first quarter of the year
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as in to pour
to flow out in great quantities or with force
water spurted from the garden hose just as I was checking the nozzle
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as in to erupt
to throw out or off (something from within) often violently
the pipe suddenly cracked and began spurting water
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Recent Examples of spurt
Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Mar. 2026
Wolf and Nelson kept producing, and Brooklyn closed the quarter with an 11-2 spurt of its own to take a 75-74 lead into the fourth despite 12 third-quarter points from Harden and nine from Jarrett Allen.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2026
Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2025
By the time Journalism and jockey Umberto Rispoli began passing other horses and taking aim at Fierceness with the rally that had won him the Santa Anita Derby, Preakness and Haskell Stakes, the leader had spurted clear by 2-1/2 lengths turning into the homestretch.
—Kevin Modesti, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Second Baptist exploded for a 9-0 spurt to begin the quarter, part of a 21-5 streak that included a trio of 3-pointers by Navy signee Shia Francis, to take a 32-20 lead.
—Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Mar. 2026
Wolf and Nelson kept producing, and Brooklyn closed the quarter with an 11-2 spurt of its own to take a 75-74 lead into the fourth despite 12 third-quarter points from Harden and nine from Jarrett Allen.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2026
Verb
Once opened, check for foul odors, cloudiness, or spurting liquid when opening.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2025
By the time Journalism and jockey Umberto Rispoli began passing other horses and taking aim at Fierceness with the rally that had won him the Santa Anita Derby, Preakness and Haskell Stakes, the leader had spurted clear by 2-1/2 lengths turning into the homestretch.
—Kevin Modesti, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spurt
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Last year saw a flurry of legislation in Congress that would do anything from permanently implementing the time (the Sunshine Protection Act) to multiple bills that would allow states to choose for themselves (Hawaii and Arizona have already opted for year-round standard time).—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
7 Mar. 2026
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Investing for the long run A flurry of deals at the end of 2025 saw Alphabet, Oracle, and Meta sell more than $70 billion in bonds over the course of weeks.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
7 Mar. 2026
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Five tankers laden with cargoes including diesel and jet fuel have u-turned in recent days and are now going to East Asia, according to ship-tracking data.—
Nicholas Lua,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Dramatic images captured orange flames curling around a domed roof beneath the night sky, as a silhouetted crane directed a water jet over the raging blaze.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
9 Mar. 2026
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The calls to 911 poured in from staff at Camp East Montana in Texas, the nation’s largest ICE detention facility, at a rate of nearly one a day for five months, each its own tale of pain and despair.—
Morgan Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Miller recorded a double-double, pouring in 22 points to go with 13 rebounds, and fell five assists shy of recording his first career triple-double.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Mar. 2026
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The long-simmering rivalry between Sunni and Shiite Muslims erupted into a civil war that killed tens of thousands of civilians.—
Jack Dolan,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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The long-festering malaise erupted into street demonstrations last September, triggered by a social media ban, that brought thousands onto the streets, leading to clashes and fatalities that forced the resignation of Oli.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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Andrew Baker, a coral scientist at the University of Miami, said a big burst of federal investment in coral restoration could benefit Florida's reefs.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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Gajjar and Brown calibrated how fluctuations in the solar wind and bursts from CMEs can affect narrowband signals, and averaged that over time.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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The sound of rushing cars fades into the gentle fluttering of pages in the wind.—
Jason LeCras,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz — a major conduit for the fertilizer trade — has also led to a spike in the price of crop nutrients as farmers rush to secure supply.—
Hallie Gu,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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How do key components of matter — gas, dust, and heavy elements — flow into, get transported throughout, and ejected out of galaxies over time?—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Mar. 2026
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Three people were ejected from the Nissan, Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said at the scene.—
Joe Brandt,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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News of the concert comes on the heels of a tumultuous few years for Ye, once a titan of the genre, who has since become better known for public outbursts on social media deriding both Jewish and Black people.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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At age 2, children may have frequent tantrums that parents will have to mediate for them–responding with self-control and support instead of frustration and an outburst of their own.—
Taylor Grothe,
Parents,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Spurt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spurt. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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