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surging

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verb

present participle of surge

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for surging
Adjective
  • Choiniere intercepted a pass near midfield, raced to the top of the penalty arc and slipped a rolling shot inside the left post to open the scoring in the 73rd minute.
    ABC News, ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • The dough must be mixed by hand or a low-speed mixer, and the rounds must be made without the help of a rolling pin.
    Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 14 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The film is currently streaming on Prime Video.
    Joshua Alston, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
  • The film will be streaming on Netflix from Friday, March 20.
    Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • That is not the case in much of Asia, where dependence on Middle Eastern supplies has led to skyrocketing prices and a cascade of other effects.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
  • That ticket had a 10x multiplier, skyrocketing the ticket’s value to $10 million.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Another effective anti-swelling remedy is a delicious snack that may be hiding in the fridge.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After the flames were extinguished, some residents returned to their apartments to find a wet mess with water pouring from the ceiling.
    Allen Devlin, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Kade Speckman, Lutheran’s 6–foot-9 senior power forward, used his size to punish the Raptors, pouring in 13 points and not one, but two alley oops that Makkai dished out.
    Alissa Noe, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The Raiders gorged in a different way, blowing the center market out of the water with a massive, $27 million per year contract for Baltimore’s Tyler Linderbaum and rocketing toward the top of the league in money spent.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Yet the music industry can move at an unyielding clip, particularly when artists are rocketing to stardom like Young was.
    Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Water was seen gushing dozens of feet into the air.
    Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Buckley, clad in an elegant red and pink strapless gown, accepted the accolade with a rousing speech, thanking her husband and the team behind the film, and gushing over the emotional complexity of motherhood.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 16 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • One of the biggest concerns for consumers is that an increasing number of data centers could hit them financially.
    Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Among those saying the deal doesn’t go far enough are Ticketmaster competitors who have had to offer increasing protections for venues that chose them over Live Nation.
    Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 19 Mar. 2026
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“Surging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surging. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.

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