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WordBand 6.5–7.5Toofey picks
surge
/ˈsɜːdʒ/
noun
A sudden strong increase.
- “There was a surge in online shopping during the winter months.”Toofey
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))