spiked
Example Sentences
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Then, in an 0-and-2 count to Ozzie Albies, Glasnow spiked a curveball in front of the plate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Investors in Asia followed the positive lead from their colleagues on Wall Street, where all three main indexes spiked in reaction to the highly anticipated non-farm payrolls data.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
Next up is a driverless Caterpillar compactor with spiked steel wheels that will run over a programmed course, flattening fresh layers of refuse to make way for additional waste.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
That means it spiked up at least 3.00 points over a three-day or shorter time period, using closing prices.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
Among rows of brown-brick homes, all standing together like gingerbread houses surrounded by black, spiked, iron fencing, I knew our house was odd.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
