surged

Definition of surgednext
past tense of surge
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Verb
  • Bulgaria won 312 votes from the audience as the crowd erupted in cheers and confetti.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 16 May 2026
  • But when the Gaga music started playing, the crowd erupted with the kind of hysteria once reserved for Beatlemania.
    Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, sales skyrocketed.
    Clifford Hudson, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • Johansson skyrocketed to fame in the early 2000s.
    Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
Verb
  • But weeks later, on Giving Tuesday, donations poured in.
    Blake Crisses, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2026
  • Water poured onto the surface often runs right through rather than absorbing into the mix, where roots can find it.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2026
Verb
  • Data from travel booking platform TrainPal shows that in April, purchases by UK residents of Eurostar tickets to France jumped 42% month-over-month and rose 25% year-over-year.
    , CNBC, 18 May 2026
  • Alibaba, which set the record for the largest IPO in history when it was publicly listed in 2014, jumped 30% over 12 months, while Uber increased by 21% after listing in 2019.
    Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Verb
  • In a recent interview with Fox News Digital, Knight gushed about his tag team partner.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
  • Stammen then gushed again about Waldron stepping up to save what are now his fellow relievers.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • The lead times for high-voltage transformers, essential for grid interconnection, have increased to as long as four years.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • On Darlene Lane, the flow of contamination increased in late April and continues to seep into their neighbor’s yard.
    Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 18 May 2026
Verb
  • Someone spurted hair spray on Tate McRae’s long locks.
    Jane Bua, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
  • Oil prices spurted higher early this week on worries that the war will keep the Strait of Hormuz closed for a long time.
    Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Verb
  • Then inflation rocketed to 9% in 2022.
    Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 18 May 2026
  • Prices rocketed back up in April following a momentary reprieve last month.
    Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
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“Surged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surged. Accessed 23 May. 2026.

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