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as in bursts
a sudden and usually temporary growth of activity
a spurt of economic growth for the first quarter of the year
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as in pours
to flow out in great quantities or with force
water spurted from the garden hose just as I was checking the nozzle
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as in erupts
to throw out or off (something from within) often violently
the pipe suddenly cracked and began spurting water
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Recent Examples of spurts
Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
Pariah has its heavy moments as well as spurts of joy and hopefulness, and the best part is no lesbian is sacrificed to further the plot.
—Quispe López, Them., 29 Aug. 2025
The Horned Frogs will play well in spurts, but Arizona State finds a way to take advantage of TCU’s questionable special teams and run game to pull out the Friday night victory.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025
But the wheels wobbled, with spurts of energy coming to dead stops as Wayne bounced from song to song.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 18 Aug. 2025
The third-string rookie quarterback out of Texas has flashed in spurts in camp, but his 5-of-18 outing with two fumbles lost Sunday is enough to tell everyone to slow down.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2025
Thats a change from past sales tax holidays in the state, when the breaks happened in a couple of one-week spurts.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
Born in Nigeria and raised between Lagos and London, Kanyinsola describes her earliest years as filled with spurts of creativity, strongly tied to the women in her family.
—Ugonnaora Owoh, Essence, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
The runs came in spurts the next few innings — mostly from the last five hitters in the lineup, who combined for 10 hits, seven RBI and two walks (both from Max Kepler).
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
Pariah has its heavy moments as well as spurts of joy and hopefulness, and the best part is no lesbian is sacrificed to further the plot.
—Quispe López, Them., 29 Aug. 2025
The Horned Frogs will play well in spurts, but Arizona State finds a way to take advantage of TCU’s questionable special teams and run game to pull out the Friday night victory.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025
But the wheels wobbled, with spurts of energy coming to dead stops as Wayne bounced from song to song.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 18 Aug. 2025
The third-string rookie quarterback out of Texas has flashed in spurts in camp, but his 5-of-18 outing with two fumbles lost Sunday is enough to tell everyone to slow down.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2025
Thats a change from past sales tax holidays in the state, when the breaks happened in a couple of one-week spurts.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
Born in Nigeria and raised between Lagos and London, Kanyinsola describes her earliest years as filled with spurts of creativity, strongly tied to the women in her family.
—Ugonnaora Owoh, Essence, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spurts
Noun
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The sound of wheels hitting concrete blends with bursts of laughter and cheers.—
Mona Darwish,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
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One emerging approach gaining traction is called microlearning, a strategy that delivers academic content in short bursts rather than lengthy lessons.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Polish air force scrambled its own F-16 fighter jets, and the Royal Netherlands Air Force sent two F-35 fighters that were stationed in Poland.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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On the third floor, The World of RH Bar and Lounge showcases highlights from other RH destinations around the world, including two jets RH One and Two, the RH Three yacht, and 26 restaurants and bars, showing how seamlessly the brand blurs the line between lifestyle and design.—
Erica Wertheim Zohar,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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And Josh, who pours his guilt into a publicity campaign to try and find his missing son.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
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Enthusiasm builds on announcement day, shares trade up, and money pours in.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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When the Browns win a game, any game, the entire city erupts in joy.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Charlie Carrasco always attends Wave home games, cheering, asking if the team is winning, and joining in when the crowd erupts.—
Fernando Ramirez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Thin air and unpredictable wind flurries near Everest’s highest elevations prevent the drones from operating at some of the final camps leading to the summit.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
27 Aug. 2025
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Where at one time soldiers and sailors made do with fluttering flags or flashes of light to send simple messages, the modern warfighter is part of a global digital network where data rushes about like water out of a firehose and satellites act as a vital link in that network.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Sep. 2025
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Beard would finish on the ground with 3 rushes for 20 yards and a single score.—
Chris Winters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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As a supernova explosion ejects the outer layers of these stars, their stellar cores collapse.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Howard, a queen bee with a racy reputation, became a scene-stealer with her emotional outbursts and volatile friendship with Maddy (Alexa Demie).—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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With his natural charisma and naked emotion, Thug and Big Bank go all the way back to rapper’s childhood traumas (his apartment complex burning down, his older brother dying in front of him) to try to get to the bottom of his emotional outbursts.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Spurts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spurts. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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