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Recent Examples of surges
Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Researchers plan to conduct a detailed survey to confirm whether these orcas regularly hunt white sharks or only exploit seasonal surges of juveniles.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
It’s been a season of surges and sputters for the Wave, who entered the season with a new coach (Jonas Eidevall) and without three stars (Alex Morgan, Naomi Girma and Jaedyn Shaw) who helped establish the franchise as one of the best in their league.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
In Emanuel's view, predictions that stronger storms will produce even more rain and higher storm surges aren't getting enough attention.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
Forecasters warned of storm surges of 10 to 13 feet along Jamaica’s coasts and rainfall totaling 15 to 30 inches.
—Cameron Schoppa, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
On Wednesday the storm is forecast to cross the southeastern Bahamas, where dangerous storm surges can also wreak devastation.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
In addition, rising sea levels, driven by melting ice caps and thermal expansion of seawater, exacerbate the impact of storm surges -- leading to significant coastal flooding.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2025
The long weekend offers a perfect window for a quick escape before peak holiday crowds and price surges hit.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
The company is betting that global energy demand will continue rising and fossil fuels will remain dominant as consumption surges from AI data centers and electric vehicles.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Researchers plan to conduct a detailed survey to confirm whether these orcas regularly hunt white sharks or only exploit seasonal surges of juveniles.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
It’s been a season of surges and sputters for the Wave, who entered the season with a new coach (Jonas Eidevall) and without three stars (Alex Morgan, Naomi Girma and Jaedyn Shaw) who helped establish the franchise as one of the best in their league.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
In Emanuel's view, predictions that stronger storms will produce even more rain and higher storm surges aren't getting enough attention.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
Forecasters warned of storm surges of 10 to 13 feet along Jamaica’s coasts and rainfall totaling 15 to 30 inches.
—Cameron Schoppa, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
On Wednesday the storm is forecast to cross the southeastern Bahamas, where dangerous storm surges can also wreak devastation.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
In addition, rising sea levels, driven by melting ice caps and thermal expansion of seawater, exacerbate the impact of storm surges -- leading to significant coastal flooding.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2025
The long weekend offers a perfect window for a quick escape before peak holiday crowds and price surges hit.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surges
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This year has seen waves of bad news for the global fight to halt catastrophic climate change.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Echoing her refined outfit, Lawrence went with simple, no-fuss beauty, including loose waves and a no-makeup makeup look.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
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While the world gushes over Africa’s natural resources, trouble brews with utilizing them—pollution, corruption, human rights abuses, criminal infiltration.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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The songwriter frequently gushes about being a grandmother on social media and in interviews.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Until the state increases those reimbursement levels or offers new incentives for participation, access to care is likely to stay uneven.—
Sixteen Ramos,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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However, normalizing sleep deprivation increases the risk of the signs and symptoms going unnoticed or not being taken seriously.—
Ashley Olivine,
Verywell Health,
6 Nov. 2025
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In Seal Beach, workers built up a large sand berm, but the ocean water still made its way up to a beach boardwalk, another trouble area that can experience flooding during big swells and high tides.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
7 Nov. 2025
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Grace Bay consistently ranks among the world’s most beautiful beaches, partly because a barrier reef a mile offshore keeps the waters calm and free of swells.—
Vanita Salisbury,
AFAR Media,
6 Nov. 2025
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Grant soon moved on, partnering with Gaia, a media company that streams content about alternative medicine and spirituality, to offer another version of his AI model.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
11 Nov. 2025
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The reemergence of trade protectionism is also choking the revenue streams poorer nations rely on to fund food and other essential imports.—
ARIF HUSAIN,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Even as this risk rises rapidly, there are still plans for launching mega constellations of tiny satellites akin to those that are already orbiting as part of SpaceX’s Starlink system, along with a newly emerging push for orbital data centers such as Nvidia’s Starcloud.—
Humberto Basilio,
Scientific American,
7 Nov. 2025
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The film is based on the true story of Joseph ‘Lupo’ Rulli (Interdonato), a legendary New Jersey boxer plagued with polio before his career peaks, who then rises as a mobster in the Bonanno Crime family, while his older brother Dennis (Stahl) becomes a decorated State Policeman in the same town.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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There’s a close call when Dick opens the cargo door and nearly jumps out of the plane, but Leroy stops him just in time.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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The story jumps back and forth through time and across continents, but Raja’s sensitive and ultimately optimistic point of view is a gripping anchor.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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These outbursts send radiation and charged particles hurling into space and can disrupt communications on Earth if the flare erupts from an Earth-facing sunspot.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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The volcano is located on the eastern coast of Sicily and erupts almost continuously, according to the UNESCO World Heritage Convention.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Surges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surges. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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