surged

Definition of surgednext
past tense of surge

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for surged
Verb
  • The Crown’s soaked supporters erupted.
    Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Nu Stadium erupted and the game remained knotted 1-1 at halftime.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In the past year, however, community need has skyrocketed.
    Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • New York — In the summer of 2008, weeks before the investment bank Lehman Brothers imploded, oil prices skyrocketed to nearly $150 a barrel.
    Matt Egan, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Thousands of congratulations and well wishes poured in.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2026
  • And poured something out of a bottle into there.
    Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • But at the start of this year, Brvenik’s monthly premium jumped to nearly $142 after the credits expired.
    Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Brent crude, the international benchmark, has jumped more than 50% since the start of March, surpassing the previous record of 46% during Saddam Hussein's 1990 invasion of Kuwait.
    NPR Staff, NPR, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Keller girls basketball coach Kate Goldberg shared a moment with her former star before the game and previously had gushed about her work ethic and mentality.
    Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Tyrone Phillips of Little Rock recently gushed about the pace and quality of his recent bass fishing trips to Lake Hamilton.
    Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 29 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Airport security lines increased, some stretching multiple hours in hubs such as Houston and Atlanta, as TSA officers called out and hundreds across the country quit.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2026
  • JetBlue increased the fees as airlines maneuver to cover their rising jet fuel costs, which have soared since the Iran war began.
    Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Keep an eye out for the coton de tulear, which spurted from 92nd in 2024 to 79th last year.
    Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026
  • By the time Journalism and jockey Umberto Rispoli began passing other horses and taking aim at Fierceness with the rally that had won him the Santa Anita Derby, Preakness and Haskell Stakes, the leader had spurted clear by 2-1/2 lengths turning into the homestretch.
    Kevin Modesti, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Oil has rocketed by roughly 30% to about $100 a barrel.
    The Week US, TheWeek, 30 Mar. 2026
  • In the same period, the stock market’s rocketed 9,000%, creating immense wealth for the likes of executives who get options, restricted stock and other equity grants.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
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“Surged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surged. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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