surges 1 of 2

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
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as in gushes

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as in increases

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Recent Examples of surges
Noun
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 As stablecoin use surges globally, traditional finance is rushing to keep pace. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 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 Rising sea levels push salt water inland through rivers, canals and shallow groundwater; storm surges cause embankments to collapse, allowing water to seep into soils, rivers and groundwater systems. — Zakir Hossain Chowdhury, The Dial, 7 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surges
  1. waves
  2. gushes
  3. increases
  4. swells
  5. streams
  6. rises
  7. squirts
  8. jumps
Noun
  • This will become the third tropical system to send waves to California in about three weeks.
    — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2026
  • Breaking waves will reach up to 10 feet tall at south and southwest-facing beaches and points, the agency said Saturday.
    — Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 25 July 2026
Definition of waves
Verb
  • Trump has made clear his disdain for NATO, his affection for Putin, gushes over autocrats, and withholds military support for Ukraine.
    — Arthur House, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2026
  • Your journey ends at Millard Canyon Falls, a gorgeous 50(ish)-foot waterfall that gushes past massive boulders perched at the top of the cascade.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
Definition of gushes
Verb
  • Though present, they are not enabled by default and require overriding hidden FeatureFlags, which increases user risk.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Thus the image is both cropped at the top and bottom and blown up in a way that increases the grain and softness.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 21 July 2026
Definition of increases
Noun
  • Confidence is high that Fausto's swells will reach the islands well in advance of the center of the storm – as early as Sunday on the eastern end of the state – increasing surf and dangerous rip currents, the forecast stated.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 25 July 2026
  • The hurricane center said swells generated by Fausto could cause life-threatening surf and rip tides in parts of southern California.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
Definition of swells
Verb
  • Under dark skies, the Milky Way visibly streams behind Deneb and through Altair like a river of stars.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 24 July 2026
  • Globally, the event streams on Paramount+ at no additional cost, while DAZN PPV will carry it in the UK and Ireland.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of streams
Verb
  • About one in five US adults now gets at least some news from online influencers – a figure that rises to nearly four in ten among adults under 30.
    — Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • In low-income countries, that figure rises to about 77%, according to Lario.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 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
Verb
  • Dickerson noted how good Mesa’s jumps are on fly balls based on his pre-pitch preparation and offered what in Rays-speak is the highest praise for a player’s defensive skills — a comparison to shortstop extraordinaire Taylor Walls.
    — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2026
  • So Hal, while driving a car with John in the passenger seat, abruptly jumps out, sending the vehicle off a cliff and forcing John to grab the ring and fend for himself.
    — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 24 July 2026
Definition of jumps

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