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plural of surf
as in foams
a light mass of fine bubbles formed in or on a liquid beachgoers romping in the swirling surf

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surfs

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verb

present tense third-person singular of surf

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Noun
  • At the time, PEBA was the gold standard for super shoe foams, but A-TPU surpassed it in both energy return and resilience.
    Cory Smith, Outside, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The two cold foams can be added to any cold drink beverage.
    Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • King peruses several cookbooks before settling on Richard Olney’s Lulu’s Provencal Table.
    Elizabeth Wellington, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Lee is in his bookstore, reading Walter Tevis’ novel The Man Who Fell to Earth, as Dale (Tim Blake Nelson) browses the shelves.
    Judy Berman, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
  • ChatGPT writes apps, plans trips and browses the web on users’ behalf.
    Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • For more reliable verification, try using reverse image search tools like Google Images or TinEye to trace origins, or use specialized AI image detectors like TruthScan, which scans for artificial generation artifacts with high precision.
    Matt Emma, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Igor scans the workbench, ultimately choosing a box of candies and mints, a delightfully absurd solution that still pleases his master.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin confirmed that the employees in the Office of Detention Oversight, which inspects immigration detention centers, are currently not working.
    The NPR Network, NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Each year, the department inspects every cruise ship under its purview and provides a score and corrective report to the cruise line.
    Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
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“Surfs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surfs. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.

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