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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

as in gushes

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In both states, progressive Democrats are facing off with more moderate Democratic candidates — a crucial test as the party’s left flank surges across the country. — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026 Climate change is also fueling stronger hurricanes and storm surges, which have been associated with spikes in flesh-eating bacteria infection cases due to increasing contact with seawater or brackish water. — Bill Sullivan, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026 Frequent storm systems and surges of cold air are expected in these areas. — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Aug. 2026 In the past, huge surges in the national debt were largely caused by wars or recessions. — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2026 Joe Biden’s halt to on-shore oil drilling had zero impact on domestic oil prices, post-pandemic demand surges or global supply constraints, but Russia’s invasion of Ukraine did. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026 The recent surges for sellers of computer processors and memory are backed by real revenue and profits, but the exceptional growth won’t be sustainable if AI does not produce as much profit and productivity as hoped. — Stan Choe, Fortune, 29 July 2026 Experts say the broadly positive changes are exceeding expectations, improving on baseline crime rates from before 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic, which brought historic surges in violence. — ABC News, 23 July 2026 An outbreak emerges, emergency funding surges and the world's attention turns briefly toward the crisis before moving on. — Pam Lowney, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for surges

Noun

Sierra’s decision created waves as Rubenstein had supported an audit of the pension fund and its expenses.

— Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026
The bronze vessel reportedly contained an internal mechanism capable of indicating the direction from which seismic waves had arrived.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of waves

Noun

Experts have long said Southern California’s sand predominantly migrates south; however, a closer look shows that slow summer swells and other seasonal conditions sometimes push smaller amounts of sediment north.

— Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
All bus services in the city were canceled, authorities said, while ferry services between New Zealand’s North and South islands were suspended because of strong winds and heavy swells.

— Reuters, NBC news, 5 Aug. 2026

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Their bout runs on the Zeus Network portion, which streams separately from the DAZN main card listed below.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
However, the main attraction during dark nights in August is the Milky Way, which streams through the Summer Triangle to Scorpius and Sagittarius.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of streams

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Add room and board, and the real average cost rises to roughly $16,000 — with the average student receiving close to $10,000 in grant aid to get there.

— Scott White, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Broad Peak, which rises 8,051 meters (26,414 feet) above sea level in the Karakoram range, is the world’s 12th-highest mountain and lies near K2, the world’s second-highest peak.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of rises

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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

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In the last-minute flash-forward, HBO‘s space-cop drama jumps 10 years ahead to 2026, where a now-goateed John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) is called to examine the frozen corpse of his former mentor.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Aug. 2026
Bret clunkily jumps right to his virginity, suggesting that whatever is going on between them isn’t exactly one-sided.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026

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