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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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2
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
Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
The Razorbacks had a 5-4 lead in the fifth set, but Denver rattled off a 4-1 spurt to take the lead for good.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Sep. 2025
Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 24 July 2025
Some excess material is therefore spat away, channelled by the star's nascent magnetic field into beams of matter that spurt from the young star's magnetic poles.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 June 2025
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Noun
Occasional spurts of volcanism would still happen.
—Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
The Razorbacks had a 5-4 lead in the fifth set, but Denver rattled off a 4-1 spurt to take the lead for good.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
Though her play on the court for the Connecticut Sun rarely shows it, Tina Charles is one of the elders in the WNBA, a 15-year veteran who has seen the league’s popularity grow gradually, then suddenly spurt over the last couple of years.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 24 July 2025
Some excess material is therefore spat away, channelled by the star's nascent magnetic field into beams of matter that spurt from the young star's magnetic poles.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spurt
Noun
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After the Dolphins’ early flurry — 14 of their points came off Young turnovers — the Panthers kept Miami (1-4) off the scoreboard for five consecutive series.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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The American serial killer, whose crimes would go on to inspire a flurry of horror films (including Psycho and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre), was also known as the Butcher of Plainfield.—
Yasmeen Hamadeh,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Poland, Estonia and Romania — countries on Europe’s northern and eastern flank and close to Russia — have all reported airspace incursions involving either Russian jets or drones recently.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Russia refers to that family of drones as the Gerans, newer versions of which are jet powered.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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TikTok creators and influencers have been filming themselves pouring honey onto a spoon, or even on the back of their hand, and sprinkling it with salt — many opting for natural options of both — and taking a dose before heading to the gym.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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More than 27 wineeries from Baja’s Valle de Guadalupe will pour tastings of more than 65 different wines, and Valle executive chef Roberto Alcocer will prepare accompanying gourmet bites.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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During its first flyby of Saturn’s moon Enceladus in 2005, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft captured dramatic water ice plumes erupting into space from the moon’s south pole.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
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The leaves on the park’s deciduous trees erupt into every shade of deep scarlet, fiery orange, and golden yellow—and visitors have front-row seats to see it all.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
2 Oct. 2025
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Its approach to comedy is ripped straight from the world of musical cast parties and improv shows, with every performer doing their best to turn every line into a GIF-able burst of wholesome self-deprecation.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
3 Oct. 2025
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This simple yet powerful step turned noisy, unreliable photon signals into clean bursts of single photons — a breakthrough for future quantum technologies.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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White has the Bucs' only rushing touchdown this season.—
Josh Buckhalter,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Normally, that kind of rushed means my base slips within a couple of hours—but Magic Hour came through again.—
Francesca Krempa,
StyleCaster,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Reeve was ejected late in the fourth quarter of that Game 3 contest.—
Jill Martin,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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These plumes are known to eject their material thousands of miles from the moon’s surface.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The drama centers on 17-year-old Lee Jooin (Seo Su-bin), an unpredictable high school student whose angry outburst creates ripple effects throughout her world.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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Late in the Lynx's 86-81 Game 4 loss to Phoenix, Collier suffered an ankle injury on a controversial no-call that resulted in a fiery sideline outburst from Minnesota head coach Cheryl Reeve.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Spurt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spurt. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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