Collocations for "surge"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "surge" in context.
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surge
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- there has been a surge in [production, prices, profits]
- has been a surge of interest in
- the recent surge in interest (for)
- a sudden surge of [embarrassment, excitement, anger]
- a surge of [people, customers, fans] came through the [door, turnstiles, gate]
- a surge to get to the [front, door]
- there was a surge for [photographs, autographs]
- [a sudden, an unexpected] surge
- released a surge of water
- the surge of the [waves, sea]
- there was [an electrical, a power] surge
- damaged by the power surge
- the power surge damaged the [TV, computer]
- protect your [computer, devices] against electrical surges
- a surge protector
'surge' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):