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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

Repeating that cycle throughout the night can cause surges in heart rate and blood pressure which place ongoing strain on the heart and blood vessels. — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 10 Nov. 2026 Advanced algorithms also prevent performance surges and provide real-time monitoring to maximize overall efficiency. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2026 These older one-directional grids are being overwhelmed by demand surges and a boom in renewables. — ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026 This broad category of products, which largely skirts any regulation, has seen major surges in potency, while becoming omnipresent on smoke shop and gas station shelves. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 6 Nov. 2026 Some states are seeing surges of up to 50% more voters casting early ballots than four years ago. — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026 This pile-on effect of sea level during the highest tides could decline in February, but the effects of storm surges could last longer as El Niño is expected to remain strong into March. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 29 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for surges

Noun

Breaking waves are possible at the Ventura Harbor entrance during peak surf.

— CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 13 Nov. 2026
In Southern California, a high surf advisory is in effect for waves of 8 to 14 feet from Friday through Tuesday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Nov. 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

Verb

In fact, studies show that caffeinated coffee increases colon contractions by 60% more than plain water.

— Jillian Kubala, HEALTH, 10 Nov. 2026
The issue has become increasingly important as the rapid expansion of AI increases demand for electricity across the country.

— Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of increases

Noun

This weekend, Jeff Michalski, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Seattle, said that Washington's coast could be hit by significant 20-foot swells.

— Ava Berger, NPR, 13 Nov. 2026
In September, the house was severely damaged after record swells flooded the living spaces.

— Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of swells

Verb

Browse Shudder’s library to find movies starring each pair in today’s game from their Season of Screams collection, which streams through the end of the year.

— Britina Cheng, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of streams

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South Korea's strong economic growth has been driven largely by semiconductor exports as global demand for computing power rises with the AI boom.

— Lim Hui Jie,Jenny Lee, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026
For those graduating from the École de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne (ECSCP), which was folded into the IFM in 2019 and focuses on fashion and couture craft and technique, the ratio rises to nearly 100 percent.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 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

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