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as in bursts
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 pours
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 erupts
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 spurts
Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
Pariah has its heavy moments as well as spurts of joy and hopefulness, and the best part is no lesbian is sacrificed to further the plot.
—Quispe López, Them., 29 Aug. 2025
The Horned Frogs will play well in spurts, but Arizona State finds a way to take advantage of TCU’s questionable special teams and run game to pull out the Friday night victory.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025
But the wheels wobbled, with spurts of energy coming to dead stops as Wayne bounced from song to song.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 18 Aug. 2025
The third-string rookie quarterback out of Texas has flashed in spurts in camp, but his 5-of-18 outing with two fumbles lost Sunday is enough to tell everyone to slow down.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2025
Thats a change from past sales tax holidays in the state, when the breaks happened in a couple of one-week spurts.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
Born in Nigeria and raised between Lagos and London, Kanyinsola describes her earliest years as filled with spurts of creativity, strongly tied to the women in her family.
—Ugonnaora Owoh, Essence, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
The runs came in spurts the next few innings — mostly from the last five hitters in the lineup, who combined for 10 hits, seven RBI and two walks (both from Max Kepler).
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
Pariah has its heavy moments as well as spurts of joy and hopefulness, and the best part is no lesbian is sacrificed to further the plot.
—Quispe López, Them., 29 Aug. 2025
The Horned Frogs will play well in spurts, but Arizona State finds a way to take advantage of TCU’s questionable special teams and run game to pull out the Friday night victory.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025
But the wheels wobbled, with spurts of energy coming to dead stops as Wayne bounced from song to song.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 18 Aug. 2025
The third-string rookie quarterback out of Texas has flashed in spurts in camp, but his 5-of-18 outing with two fumbles lost Sunday is enough to tell everyone to slow down.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2025
Thats a change from past sales tax holidays in the state, when the breaks happened in a couple of one-week spurts.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
Born in Nigeria and raised between Lagos and London, Kanyinsola describes her earliest years as filled with spurts of creativity, strongly tied to the women in her family.
—Ugonnaora Owoh, Essence, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spurts
Noun
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The palate bursts with rich, agave-forward flavors, revealing curious floral nuances of geranium and sweet spices.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The bursts packed a punch, uprooting even mature trees in the Carmichael area, and disrupting power to thousands of Sacramento Municipal Utility District customers.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Controversial figures, such as Andrew Tate, are offering them a lavish lifestyle that uses images of smoking cigars, sitting in private jets, and doing push ups.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Water-jets provide more efficient propulsion at speeds above 34 miles per hour, the analyst told Newsweek, compared with propellers, which are efficient between 23 and 34 miles per hour.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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And Josh, who pours his guilt into a publicity campaign to try and find his missing son.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
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Enthusiasm builds on announcement day, shares trade up, and money pours in.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Gunfire erupts at Minneapolis Catholic school.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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Social media erupts with assumptions about psychiatric conditions.—
Victor Petreca,
Time,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Thin air and unpredictable wind flurries near Everest’s highest elevations prevent the drones from operating at some of the final camps leading to the summit.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Perhaps that is what rushes in to fill the vacuum where Meursault’s morality ought to be.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
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But while the new movie dawdles on its way to Toxie’s origins, then rushes toward a finale with a lurching rhythm that verges on calculated ineptitude, its spirit never feels inauthentic.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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As a supernova explosion ejects the outer layers of these stars, their stellar cores collapse.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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But when his streams became more reactionary, filled with outbursts, expletives, and certified crashouts over losing levels, subscribers flocked in.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
5 Sep. 2025
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This student’s outbursts had been an ongoing issue for three years, and Elliot quickly realized that few teachers had received the necessary restraint training to handle this student.—
IndyStar,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Spurts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spurts. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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