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[ US /ˈsɝdʒ/ ]
[ UK /sˈɜːd‍ʒ/ ]
VERB
  1. rise and move, as in waves or billows
    The army surged forward
  2. rise rapidly
    the dollar soared against the yen
  3. see one's performance improve
    He levelled the score and then surged ahead
  4. rise or move forward
    surging waves
    surging waves
  5. rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave
    the boats surged
NOUN
  1. a sudden forceful flow
  2. a sudden or abrupt strong increase
    an upsurge in violent crime
    stimulated a surge of speculation
    an upsurge of emotion
  3. a large sea wave

How To Use surge In A Sentence

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  • The study predicted that, by 2022, the country would still require $7.2 billion in foreign aid a year—and that assumes an upsurge of so-far inexistent mining-industry revenue and no dramatic deterioration of security. Afghanistan Seeks Enduring Support
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  • Wanat was a horrific insurgent attack on a U.S. combat outpost in eastern Afghanistan last summer that left nine soldiers dead and 27 wounded. Way Up In The Sky Is The Leader Of The Greatest Band Of All Time | ATTACKERMAN
  • The attack came amid a major upsurge in violence across the country that has left a thousand dead.
  • Fun is the secret ingredient of a lot of great companies, but 10 years of economic prosperity, a resurgent stock market, and the dawning of the dot-com have created other business priorities.
  • That change rivals anything that we've seen in the last three years of the smartphone market," said Paul Carton, ChangeWave's director of research, adding that the sudden surge in consumer interest in Android had "roiled" the market. PC World
  • A number of people contacted the paper to claim that flu cases were clogging doctors' surgeries and forcing schools to appoint supply teachers in place of ailing staff.
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