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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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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 Last year, the club ripped off 10 straight games entering the break and enjoyed notable surges the prior seasons as well. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 15 July 2026 Lightning can follow conductive pathways, and these precautions reduce the risk of electrical surges. — Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 14 July 2026 Cyclospora surges can be tricky to investigate, and food poisoning sources can be hard to establish. — Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026 The industry plans to spend trillions of dollars buying up and developing land for state-of-the-art infrastructure, particularly in rural areas, as the demand for AI and computing power surges. — Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for surges

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That has left oil supplies being released in intermittent waves, rather than returning to the stable, steady flow seen in the past.

— , CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
The researchers studied erbium tritelluride, a rare-earth material whose electrons can spontaneously organize into wave-like patterns known as charge density waves (CDWs).

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of waves

Verb

Curcumin is poorly absorbed on its own, but piperine, a compound in black pepper, increases how much curcumin your body takes in.

— Sarah Anzlovar, Verywell Health, 4 Aug. 2026
Every additional interaction increases operating costs while providing little assurance of stronger products or happier customers.

— Michael Edmondson, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

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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
Coastal areas have also seen dangerous rip currents and elevated surf in recent weeks amid multiple southerly swells, most recently due to Tropical Storm Genevieve.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of swells

Verb

With little rain forecast, countries across Central and Eastern Europe are turning to expensive imports as power demand rises.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Reliable, around-the-clock electricity has become a growing priority as power demand rises from data centers, artificial intelligence infrastructure and industrial expansion.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 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

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Following a slew of casualties (including James Norton’s Ormund Hightower) during a massive battle between the Blacks and the Greens at Tumbleton, Helaena Targaryen (Phia Saban) jumps to her death off screen in King’s Landing.

— Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026
The core message is that significant revenue jumps follow shifts in belief about what's possible.

— Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

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