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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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Noun

Florida, in particular, is facing one of its worst dengue surges in decades. — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 21 Sep. 2026 Berlin — German leader Friedrich Merz's position is under threat as the far-right surges in popularity and support for his own center-right party tanks. — Anna Noryskiewicz, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026 Florida is experiencing one of its worst surges of dengue fever in decades, and the toll now includes a death. — ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026 Anniversaries, national commemorations and milestone celebrations generate surges of awareness and donor interest. — Stewart McLaurin, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026 The tech trade While the QQQ, SMH and Mag7 are underperforming, there have been big surges in cybersecurity, software and memory stock over the summer. — Frank Holland, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026 Even though the annual summer and winter COVID surges have been getting milder, last year's flu season was unusually severe. — Rob Stein, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026 The deployment of Border Patrol officers to the interior was unique to the surges, which began in Los Angeles in June, 2025, and the officers had become known for their volatile behavior in urban environments. — Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 Johnson did not respond to requests for additional details about the state’s salt procurement issues, but Randolph said his conversations with state officials indicate there are two overarching reasons for the price surges. — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026

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Hatchlings emerge from their eggs with a temporary store of energy from the yolk sac that powers their first trip past breaking waves into the sea.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Kate styled her long chestnut-colored hair in a half-up, half-down ‘do with soft waves and wore rosy makeup.

— Christina Perrier, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of waves

Verb

This lowers the cost of the trade and increases the position's theoretical probability of profit to ~56%.

— Julia Spina, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
That means people who get vaccinated in September or October should generally have protection in place as flu activity increases later in the fall and winter.

— Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of increases

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The hurricanes are not expected to hit California but could send swells toward the California coast as early as Sunday, forecasters have told The Times.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
The surf-worthy Pacific swells provide excellent conditions for paddling out and riding waves.

— Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of swells

Verb

Smoke rises from the area of the Russian oil producer Gazprom Neft's Moscow oil refinery as seen from Dzerzhinsky in the Moscow region on September 20, 2026.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
The upper floor has roughly 11-foot ceilings, while the main level rises to about 14 feet, according to the listing information.

— David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of rises

Verb

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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The action then jumps back four months to show the events the series portrays as leading up to the murders, beginning with Lizzie’s first meeting with a prospective suitor.

— Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
Quantum jumps are sudden transitions in energy states of a quantum system.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of jumps

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