surge
noun
a strong, wavelike, forward movement, rush, or sweep.
had been surging
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past perfect progressiveof surge.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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China had been surging ahead for more than a decade and planned to become the world’s leading space power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2026
It tried the carrot-and-stick approach in a trial run on Venezuelan migrants, who had been surging into the El Paso area late last year.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 8, 2023
The number of millionaires investing in the Thrift Savings Plan had been surging, too.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 19, 2022
Demand for the Johnson & Johnson vaccine had been surging in Africa, because its single-shot delivery regimen makes it easy to deliver in low-resource settings.
From New York Times ● Dec. 19, 2021
He could not, dare not speak so soon the thoughts that had been surging in his brain, springing up from his very heart.
From Under Fire by C. B. Cox
