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as in gushes
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as in increases
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Recent Examples of surges
Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
International tournaments often create short-term surges in interest around women’s soccer, but sustaining that momentum at the club level has historically proven difficult.
—Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
As demand for protein surges, entrepreneurs are pushing to get rubisco into people’s mouths.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 1 June 2026
While the virus is typically associated with the cold winter months when flus and colds run rampant, these late-spring surges aren't abnormal.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Lightning can follow conductive pathways, and these precautions reduce the risk of electrical surges.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
Expect higher fares All companies warn that prices will fluctuate based on demand, time, and distance — and surges are likely.
—Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 28 May 2026
As a deadly, record-breaking heat wave surges across Europe, its impacts are firmly being felt by the stars sweating their way through Roland Garros.
—Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Entropy is the law of the universe, but oh, the surges of heat and light along the way.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 May 2026
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Evolving threats from drones and AI In January, thousands of officials involved in World Cup security gathered for exercises simulating crowd surges, vehicle attacks and mass shootings.
—Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
International tournaments often create short-term surges in interest around women’s soccer, but sustaining that momentum at the club level has historically proven difficult.
—Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
As demand for protein surges, entrepreneurs are pushing to get rubisco into people’s mouths.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 1 June 2026
While the virus is typically associated with the cold winter months when flus and colds run rampant, these late-spring surges aren't abnormal.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Lightning can follow conductive pathways, and these precautions reduce the risk of electrical surges.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
Expect higher fares All companies warn that prices will fluctuate based on demand, time, and distance — and surges are likely.
—Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 28 May 2026
As a deadly, record-breaking heat wave surges across Europe, its impacts are firmly being felt by the stars sweating their way through Roland Garros.
—Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Entropy is the law of the universe, but oh, the surges of heat and light along the way.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surges
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And crowds would arrive to watch for whales in summer or brave the crashing spray of the huge waves in winter.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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Visitors can tour the museum in the former keeper’s house, explore scenic coastal trails and photograph waves crashing against the rocks.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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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
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Christie regularly gushes over Thornton on Instagram.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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That ability moves towards leveling the playing field between businesses of different sizes, increases efficiency for all firms, and super charges competition to the benefit of consumers.—
Jessica Melugin,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
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However, higher tick and pest activity during warmer weather increases your dog or cat’s risk of contact.—
Amy DeYoung,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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The south shore of Kauai—like most Hawaiian islands—sees bigger swells during the summer months, while the north shore has bigger waves in the winter.—
Brianna Randall,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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The gentle waves at South Beach attract families, while East Beach has bigger swells.—
Elizabeth Rhodes,
Travel + Leisure,
28 May 2026
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Every time someone streams a movie, uses cloud storage, makes an online purchase, searches the internet or interacts with an AI chatbot, information is typically processed in a data center somewhere.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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This coming season, Amazon Prime holds exclusive national rights to the NFL's annual Black Friday game in addition to 15 Thursday Night Football games, while Netflix will carry two Christmas Day games and Peacock streams an exclusive regular-season matchup.—
Armando Salguero,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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The arch spans 78 feet and rises 65 feet high, drawing hikers eager to experience one of the region’s most striking landmarks.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 June 2026
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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
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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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Just as Stiller is about to finish his thought, a media member jumps into the interview with their phone out and asks Stiller for a shoutout to Puerto Rico.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
8 June 2026
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The show consisted of several competition-style events including races, jumps, doughnuts, high-flyers motocross 70-foot jumps and some serious car smashing.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
7 June 2026
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“Surges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surges. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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