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as in gushes
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as in increases
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Recent Examples of surges
Southern California Weather Report, Daily News, 13 Apr. 2026
The threat zone will shift each day depending on where surges of jet stream energy overlap with warm, humid air to trigger intense thunderstorm development.
—Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2026
These precautions help reduce the risk of electrical surges, as lightning can follow conductive pathways.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026
Your 3rd House of Debate surges as fiery Mars arrives, pushing you to say the important thing plainly — and to move on it soon.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
Fed officials generally look through those types of price surges, viewing them as temporary and not representative of broader trends.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
Ogle added that power surges also happened right before the weather system came through.
—Julia Avant, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
Tracking genealogical records The Canadian government is pointing would‑be applicants to genealogical resources as demand surges.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
Prices for Raspberry Pi boards are going up once again, the third hike in four months, following surges in December and February.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 2 Apr. 2026
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These precautions help reduce the risk of electrical surges, as lightning can follow conductive pathways.
—Southern California Weather Report, Daily News, 13 Apr. 2026
The threat zone will shift each day depending on where surges of jet stream energy overlap with warm, humid air to trigger intense thunderstorm development.
—Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2026
These precautions help reduce the risk of electrical surges, as lightning can follow conductive pathways.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026
Your 3rd House of Debate surges as fiery Mars arrives, pushing you to say the important thing plainly — and to move on it soon.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
Fed officials generally look through those types of price surges, viewing them as temporary and not representative of broader trends.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
Ogle added that power surges also happened right before the weather system came through.
—Julia Avant, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
Tracking genealogical records The Canadian government is pointing would‑be applicants to genealogical resources as demand surges.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
Prices for Raspberry Pi boards are going up once again, the third hike in four months, following surges in December and February.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surges
Noun
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Shore break occurs when waves break directly on the beach.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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Search and rescue efforts spanned 14,000 square nautical miles of rough seas, where waves at times reached as high as 10 feet, the Coast Guard said.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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And the casting of her onscreen son could not have been better, the actress gushes.—
Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Mar. 2026
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Anthony and Kate’s whereabouts are alluded to in the opening minutes of the season four premiere, as the Bridgerton family gushes over Penelope (Nicola Coughlan) and Colin Bridgerton’s (Luke Newton) baby boy, Elliott.—
Olivia Singh,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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This increases your visibility to potential rescuers.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a letter that a rearview image that doesn’t display properly reduces the driver’s view behind the vehicle, which increases the risk of a crash.—
Michelle Chapman,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Only the swells from the clusters of UConn fans could be heard by the end of their 71-62 victory in the national semifinals.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
5 Apr. 2026
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Just offshore, 50 surfers caught swells.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Netflix, which streams NFL games on Christmas, declined to comment on the probe.—
Colleen Long,
NBC news,
9 Apr. 2026
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The live show, which is popular in Silicon Valley, is hosted by Hays and John Coogan and primarily streams online.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The 2025 standard deduction rises to $15,750 from $14,600 for single filers, $23,625 from $21,900 for head of household filers, and $31,500 from $29,200 for married filing jointly filers.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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In this moment the show all at once connects to its past, present and future — and once again rises to Heaviside heights.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2026
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Block squirts out a capturing of Dreyfuss as a fuzzy-haired neurotic ping-ponging mood changes around the set.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
10 Mar. 2026
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What about biting into a burrito that squirts hot sauce on your arms?—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
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This is a constant problem for Hill in trying to manage tone in a movie that jumps from light to dark on a dime, and repeats the pattern constantly.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2026
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The book took place 15 years after the end of The Handmaid’s Tale, but the series only jumps ahead four years.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Surges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surges. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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