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US
/ˈsɝdʒ/
]
[ UK /sˈɜːdʒ/ ]
[ UK /sˈɜːdʒ/ ]
VERB
-
rise and move, as in waves or billows
The army surged forward -
rise rapidly
the dollar soared against the yen -
see one's performance improve
He levelled the score and then surged ahead -
rise or move forward
surging waves
surging waves -
rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave
the boats surged
NOUN
- a sudden forceful flow
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a sudden or abrupt strong increase
an upsurge in violent crime
stimulated a surge of speculation
an upsurge of emotion - a large sea wave
How To Use surge In A Sentence
- I have a patient who had major abdominal surgery a few years ago for a fulminant illness.
- 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.
- Back in the mid-1980s, for example, knee replacement surgery was considered a success if the patient wound up with 90 degrees of flexion, which is "nothing near normal," he says. Latest News
- Companies need to be able to handle surges, otherwise the cost of generating leads is wasted and prospective customers who cannot get through may get such a bad impression of the company that they do not bother calling back.
- Remember that even if your surgery is performed in an office or surgicenter, your surgeon should have hospital privileges to perform that procedure. You: On a Diet
- 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
- He visited a specialist yesterday to find out whether he requires surgery. Times, Sunday Times
- Surgeons grafted tissue from her leg to the outside of her brain for protection.
- Seven years before US Surgeon General Luther Terry would announce a link between smoking and cancer, this information was political and business dynamite.
- Before scrubbing, gowning, and gloving, the surgeon usually performs a rectal examination and proctoscopy to suction out any remaining stool in the distal rectum.