surges 1 of 2

noun

plural of surge
as in waves
a moving ridge on the surface of water a huge surge nearly capsized the boat and drenched the hapless fishermen

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verb

present tense third-person singular of surge
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as in gushes

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as in increases

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Recent Examples of surges
Noun
Ceuta has lived through previous migrant surges at its border, but this year's was the deadliest. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026 The department advised Americans near affected coastlines to move to higher ground and warned that strong currents and unpredictable surges could occur. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026 The storm could bring 6- to 9-foot surges, destructive winds, flash flooding and tornadoes to the Florida Panhandle, southern Alabama and Mississippi, where coastal evacuations and warnings were underway. — Sophie Bates, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 Most Super Bowl viewers will watch via broadcast and cable TV channels, but media companies have still seen streaming signup surges around the big game. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 7 Oct. 2026 As online sports betting surges in popularity and visibility, many Gen Zers are treating what was once a casual pastime as an investment strategy. — Shae Lake, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026 But as the national average surges above $4 per gallon, Americans are giving new attention to fuel efficiency when car shopping. — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026 But some of the artists who did take the stage to play their current singles on Sunday did see some surges in streaming interest following the VMAs, perhaps standing out even more due to the relative paucity of performers. — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026 Some of the largest surges during the nor’easter were in Raritan Bay in New Jersey and Delaware Bay. — Brian Tang, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surges
  1. waves
  2. gushes
  3. increases
  4. swells
  5. streams
  6. rises
  7. squirts
  8. jumps
Noun
  • His death sent waves of shock and grief across the world of professional wrestling.
    — Rudy Chinchilla, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The poetry world in the city is multifarious and energetic, with waves of practitioners reading, listening to, and publishing one another.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of waves
Verb
  • In Lourdes, where believers say a famous Catholic shrine gushes with healing waters, streets were crowded with pilgrims waving flags and holding babies aloft as the pope passed in his popemobile.
    — Chris Livesay, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Josh Harris, the private equity financier and owner of the Washington Commanders, gushes about the rise of flag football.
    — Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of gushes
Verb
  • If Skydance increases spending on content, that could push its competitors to also invest more, Laurent Yoon, senior analyst at the research and brokerage firm Bernstein, told me.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Though this increases the X-Y dimensions, Apple worked closely with the system team to ensure the phones' internals could support this slightly larger package.
    — Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of increases
Noun
  • Mentions of data centers have, predictably, shot up across all three networks in recent months as political backlash against AI swells and the data centers themselves have become a salient issue ahead of the midterms.
    — J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Its San Diego office said Sunday morning would carry the highest flooding risks along the Orange and San Diego coasts as swells, onshore winds and high tides combine.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of swells
Verb
  • Season 2 of Scrubs is airing now on ABC and streams the next day on Hulu.
    — Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Icy water vapor streams away from SpaceX's Super Heavy-Starship rocket during a fueling test a week before launch.
    — William Harwood, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of streams
Verb
  • The National Weather Service said rainfall was diminishing in the area but that rapid river rises and flooding remained possible.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
  • How to see the Taurid meteor showers Both showers appear to originate from Taurus, a constellation that rises during the evening and climbs higher into the sky as the night progresses.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of rises
Verb
  • This matches the only other blue ring in the solar system, namely Saturn's E-ring that is produced by cryovolcanism on Saturn's moon Enceladus, which squirts geysers of water into space.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2026
  • 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
Definition of squirts
Verb
  • The ad jumps from a clip of Donalds and Mason arguing to body camera footage showing an aide of Donalds, who is Black, appearing to angrily confront someone as Donalds looks on in the background.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The real challenge was figuring out how to control the height and the distance of the robot’s jumps.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2026
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