spike
noun
a naillike fastener, 3 to 12 inches (7.6 to 30.5 centimeters) long and proportionately thicker than a common nail, for fastening together heavy timbers or railroad track.
had been spiking
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past perfect progressiveof spike.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
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The platform also added an editorial note to its trending topics, where the search term “Breitbart” had been spiking for hours as people posted about the video.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 28, 2020
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