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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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At least 19 states had regional or statewide MOCCs in 2023, though many were open only during surges, and some, like Washington’s, wound down with the end of the pandemic. — Jonathan E. Kohler, STAT, 27 Oct. 2026 These circuits must repeatedly capture, switch, and release colossal surges of electricity in fractions of a second. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026 Ceuta has lived through previous migrant surges at its border, but this year's was the deadliest. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026 Michigan prices are noticeably higher than in Indiana and Ohio because both states have implemented state gas tax holidays in response to national price surges. — Paula Wethington, CBS 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for surges

Noun

The Ukrainian capital endured a noisy night as 21 ballistic missiles came in three waves, Zelenskyy said, smashing apartment buildings, energy facilities, a railway station and the Kyiv subway system, shopping malls and businesses.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
There was a very rigorous, full-on casting situation, and there were waves of auditions.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 23 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

Noun

California did not experience any rain or wind before massive swells overtook Laguna Beach, where a portion of the PCH remains closed as sections crack and slide down toward the ocean.

— Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of swells

Verb

Repeats of the series have been a staple of broadcast, cable and, more recently, Netflix, which streams the original series and a reboot that launched in September.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
That means Prentice, for now, can stop worrying about lawmakers taking away the sunlight that streams through his windows each morning.

— Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of streams

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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

Verb

It's only bound to stay that way once the MacBook Air line jumps to the newest M6 chip and the MacBook Neo to a later version of the A series.

— Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
Jayaprakash said capacity planning is one of the hardest parts of the business, because demand jumps every time a stronger model comes out.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

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