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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It’s been a minute since we Surged through the map of Senate battlegrounds, so a quick lay-of-the-land reminder.

From Slate • Aug. 17, 2024

Nationals: Surged to playoff spot for fifth time in eight years by turning things around after dismal start; Nats were 19-31 after May 23 loss to Mets completed four-game sweep.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 10, 2019

Nationals: Surged to a playoff spot for fifth time in eight years by turning things around after a dismal start; they were 19-31 after May 23 loss to Mets completed a four-game sweep.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 2, 2019

Surged the Bengals back into first place, too.

From US News • Oct. 26, 2014

And now the wild and jubilant music Of the singing burst from the solemn profound of the silence, 36 Surged in triumph, and fell, and ebbed again into silence.

From Poems by Howells, William Dean