as in swells
a moving ridge on the surface of water
a huge surge nearly capsized the boat and drenched the hapless fishermen
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Recent Examples of surges
Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
These precautions help reduce the risk of electrical surges, as lightning can follow conductive pathways.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Microsoft, ranked second on this list and right behind Nvidia in market value, also saw surges in revenue throughout 2024 driven by AI and cloud computing.
—Charlotte Hu, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Post-pandemic immigration surges, followed by stricter enforcement, distorted many traditional labor-market signals and clouded real-time interpretation of headline statistics.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
Travelers intent on leaf peeping in places like New England can expect surges of oranges and reds, while travelers to the Appalachian region will likely find a more muted outlook, according to AccuWeather's annual foliage forecast that was shared with Travel + Leisure.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
Beaches, museums, nightlife districts, and small businesses all saw surges in traffic.
—Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
These parallel trends became especially sharp after around 1,000 years ago, coinciding with surges in agriculture, urbanization and trade networks.
—New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025
Disney, for example, saw surges in ad commitments tied to NFL games, NBA matches and various women’s sports.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
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Plunging fertility rates across Latin America are likely to strain public finances and social stability as the cost of caring for the elderly surges, as The Economist reported in January 2024.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
These precautions help reduce the risk of electrical surges, as lightning can follow conductive pathways.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Microsoft, ranked second on this list and right behind Nvidia in market value, also saw surges in revenue throughout 2024 driven by AI and cloud computing.
—Charlotte Hu, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Post-pandemic immigration surges, followed by stricter enforcement, distorted many traditional labor-market signals and clouded real-time interpretation of headline statistics.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
Travelers intent on leaf peeping in places like New England can expect surges of oranges and reds, while travelers to the Appalachian region will likely find a more muted outlook, according to AccuWeather's annual foliage forecast that was shared with Travel + Leisure.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
Beaches, museums, nightlife districts, and small businesses all saw surges in traffic.
—Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
These parallel trends became especially sharp after around 1,000 years ago, coinciding with surges in agriculture, urbanization and trade networks.
—New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025
Disney, for example, saw surges in ad commitments tied to NFL games, NBA matches and various women’s sports.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surges
Noun
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Slebir’s ride during one of the biggest swells ever recorded in the Pacific Ocean drew national attention.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
14 Sep. 2025
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Ten-foot swells rose up and sent our boat reeling.—
Martin Suarez,
Rolling Stone,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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With Batista already strapped to a kill table, Prater gushes over Dexter killing Lowell and Gareth.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
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When that happens, water gushes out into the nearby Mendenhall Lake and eventually surges down the river.—
Amanda Musa,
CNN Money,
12 Aug. 2025
Verb
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And the alloy wheels are an inch smaller, which increases the range to 288 miles (464 km).—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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Every decision either increases your freedom or decreases it.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The payments, now being issued in waves, come nearly five years after Meta, Facebook's parent company, was first accused of allowing third-party access to user information without consent.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Now, a new King adaptation directed by I Am Legend and Hunger Games franchise helmer Francis Lawrence from a screenplay by JT Mollner (Strange Darling) is making waves for putting a fresh spin on the ending of the 1979 book on which it's based.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Wireless network baby monitors utilize a camera that streams directly to your smartphone, tablet or computer.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Firms are looking for recurring revenue streams strong royalty income scalable formats and repeatable profitability.—
Gary Occhiogrosso,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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If inflation rises, the Fed could increase interest rates in an attempt to slow the economy.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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When your cards are maxed out, your ratio jumps up to 100% causing your score to plummet.—
True Tamplin,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Tierney, though, thinks the result could reflect mechanisms unknown from recent Earth history that can drive extreme temperature jumps.—
Peter Brannen,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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When your team wins, the ventral striatum—that critical node in the brain’s reward pathway—erupts in a euphoric burst, akin to achieving a personal milestone, despite no actual direct involvement with the team.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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That carbon remains sequestered in the lower mantle for epochal lengths of time; some of it eventually erupts back into the atmosphere via volcanism.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Surges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surges. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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