- present tense form of spike (3rd person singular).
spikes
Example Sentences
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Diesel spikes and the immediate strain on an organization’s near-term costs and cash flow has led businesses to look at the changes they can make to control those costs, she added.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
And yet, despite a crisis of power outages, severe fuel shortages and dramatic price spikes, life in Cuba goes on.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
That forces physical buyers of crude and oil products, such as airlines or refiners, to buy financial derivatives that hedge against price spikes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
The hormone spikes came from the adrenal glands and were especially pronounced in patients whose primary aldosteronism was caused by a problem affecting only one adrenal gland rather than both.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
The surface was covered with razor-sharp edges and spikes, seemingly impervious to the smoothing effects of the seawater barrage.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
