surfed

past tense of surf

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Recent Examples of surfed Kahanamoku first surfed Corona del Mar in 1914, before the surf break was destroyed by jetties in the ’30s, and became friends with the Vultee family, which had a home on the bluffs. Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surfed
Verb
  • The holotype was one of the first specimens to be scanned once the lab was up and running in late 2024.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The teachers scanned their work and used AI to analyze how their handwriting could improve.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Steele perused them on the regular, looking to pad his newsletter.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Several Ghana flags waved proudly during the windy day as supporters perused the streets around the Sheraton.
    PJ Green July 1, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • As usual, the Alley Art Festival on Saturday drew crowds who browsed at dozens of tents featuring oil paintings, sculptures, sketches, jewelry, pottery and other artwork along Water Street Mall and Downer Place.
    Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The inaugural Bugtopia expo drew thousands to the DoubleTree Hotel Sacramento on Saturday, where families browsed live tarantulas, pinned butterflies and workshops on how to pin insects.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The following restaurants in Pulaski County have been inspected by the Arkansas Department of Health over the past week.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The department had initially intercepted and inspected the shipment at the port based on a tip received by its counterfeit and piracy enforcement team, the department said in the release.
    Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

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“Surfed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surfed. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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