surge

surge
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noun
1 of feeling
ADJECTIVE
▪ great, huge
▪ sudden
▪ initial
▪

His initial surge of euphoria was quickly followed by dismay.

▪ fresh, new, renewed
▪

She felt a fresh surge of anger when he denied lying.

▪ adrenalin
VERB + SURGE
▪ experience, feel, get, have
▪

He experienced a sudden surge of excitement.

▪ send
▪

The mention of her name sent a surge of anger through me.

SURGE + VERB
▪ sweep sth, sweep over sb, sweep through sb
▪

A great surge of emotion swept through him.

PREPOSITION
▪ with a surge
▪

He thought of his old teacher with a surge of affection.

▪ surge of
▪

a sudden surge of adrenalin

2 movement/increase
ADJECTIVE
▪ big, dramatic, great, huge, massive
▪ sudden, unexpected
▪ temporary
▪ last-minute, late, overnight, recent
▪

A last-minute surge in ticket sales saved the show from closure.

▪ power, storm, tidal
▪

The storm surge caused widespread flooding.

PREPOSITION
▪ surge in
▪

a dramatic surge in the demand

▪ surge of
▪

a surge of electricity

PHRASES
▪ a surge forward
▪

Police struggled to control the sudden surge forward by the demonstrators.

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verb
Surge is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑adrenalin, ↑blood, ↑hope, ↑index, ↑investment, ↑profit, ↑sale
Surge is used with these nouns as the object: ↑per cent

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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