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Recent Examples of surge
Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
And in recent years in Mozambique, there’s been a huge surge of these pastors, with a lot of rumors about them using alternative powers.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 27 Jan. 2026
Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 14 Jan. 2026
Divorce filings surge after the holidays.
—Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
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Noun
The mainstreaming of the great replacement theory in the United Kingdom, and the surge of the overtly racist Reform Party, was assisted by such headlines as christian child forced into muslim foster care in a once-respectable broadsheet like the Times.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
And in recent years in Mozambique, there’s been a huge surge of these pastors, with a lot of rumors about them using alternative powers.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the state’s main grid operator, said data centers will cause Texas energy demand to surge 71% by 2031.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 14 Jan. 2026
Divorce filings surge after the holidays.
—Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surge
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The heat wave followed another earlier this month amid one of Australia's hottest summers ever.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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According to the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), at least 6,126 people have been killed since the start of the latest wave of protests.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Ultimately, all the statues end up in place, the fountain starts spurting red water like the Kool-Aid Man had been stabbed, and their prize pot grows to $106,000.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
16 Jan. 2026
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The first half of Tarantino’s epic action-movie mixtape Kill Bill is both ultra-stylish and ultra-violent, qualities that blend to create a kinetic blur of flashing blades and spurting arteries.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Jan. 2026
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Winds will also increase, especially at the coast, gusting between 25- 35 mph at times.—
Matthew Villafane,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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Future Amazon Leo satellites are expected to orbit at lower altitudes of around 366 miles (590 km), which will further increase their brightness.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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The resulting swell of feeling is earned.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2026
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But today, the pop star was edged out by the swell of Sinners and Sentimental Value—both films that overperformed this morning across the board.—
Rebecca Ford,
Vanity Fair,
22 Jan. 2026
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Paramount+ Premium subscribers can stream the ceremony live via their local CBS affiliate.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Jan. 2026
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Tough timing Making the timing even worse for Amazon, which has also agreed to stream a three-part docuseries through Prime Video, the company on Wednesday initiated another round of mass layoffs impacting about 16,000 corporate workers.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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Growth in services consumption outpacing goods expenditure largely reflects rising average income levels and would likely have occurred even without policy support, said Duncan Wrigley, chief China economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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As the temperature rose, Mccullough said some workers clocked off at lunchtime, and other businesses closed early.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Investment by oil companies gushed in response.—
Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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The Butler University assistant coach gushed over his girlfriend for her 23rd birthday with a carousel of three sweet photos.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
22 Jan. 2026
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Even as Covid-19 disrupted global travel, the length of operational high-speed lines jumped by 40% between 2020 and 2022, from 27,300 to 36,580 miles — most of it in China.—
Ben Jones,
CNN Money,
26 Jan. 2026
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This jumps the number of accidents to 151 since the start of the harsh winter weather Saturday.—
Elissa Jorgensen,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Surge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surge. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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