surged

VERB

rush, usually in liquid form

Synonyms

STRONGEST

climb flow grow rise stream swell

STRONG

arise billow deluge eddy gush heave mount pour ripple roll sluice swirl tower undulate

WEAK

well forth

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decline decrease descend lessen

Example Sentences

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Following that advice would have required nerves of steel as the market initially pulled back at the outbreak of war but then paid off as stocks surged to record highs moving into June.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Read: These ETFs surged thanks to early SpaceX stakes.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

TSMC's shares have surged over the past year as demand for AI chips has accelerated, and Huang described a company under pressure to keep up.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Nuvalent surged 39% after British pharmaceutical company GSK agreed to buy the cancer-drug developer for $10.6 billion.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

The dogs surged again, and the man flinched even before Malcolm had moved.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman