surge
noun
a strong, wavelike, forward movement, rush, or sweep.
surged
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past participleof surge.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof surge.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
surgenouna strong, wavelike, forward movement, rush, or sweep.
Example Sentences
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But she was as stunned as anyone when the European under-23 champion surged past her in Stockholm to reduce her personal best by almost two seconds.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Ratings surged and anchors became just as popular as the celebrity athletes they covered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
There were also gains in Tokyo, where tech giants Kioxia, Advantest and Sony spiked and sector investment titan SoftBank surged four percent.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Interest in citizenship by investment surged in 2020, when wealthy people felt trapped by pandemic lockdowns and the restrictions countries put on nonresidents, according to heads of firms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
The white-hot reaction devoured the surrounding oxygen in a nanosecond and surged down the path of least resistance, which was, of course, immediately after LEP Commander Root.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
