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spurt

noun as in burst of activity

verb as in erupt

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The step, the spurt of speed, the top-end pace are matched by few in the game.

From BBC

In another graphic video of the incident, the pop sound is followed by blood spurting out of his neck as his body freezes and he begins to fall left off his chair.

But while the U.S. overall has continued a steady decline, California and several other states have managed spurts of organizing to keep membership somewhat level since then.

At the end, Wall was in uniform and running the court — that in itself a sight to see — but the uniform was the Clippers and his game had been reduced to eye-blink spurts of greatness.

Gilmer’s debut college season featured spectacular spurts, the freshman making 31 catches for 345 yards and two touchdowns.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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