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spurt
noun as in burst of activity
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The little sister brand to Marc Jacobs has gone through a difficult growth spurt over the past few years.
He also found it difficult to book roles because he experienced a huge growth spurt and was still in the process of filling out.
It has made people squirm and spurt out apologies, and it has made my face burn a darker red.
(Since then, he has gone through a growth spurt of a foot and 100 pounds).
That spurt in the private sector set the stage for his congressional career.
This made it necessary to put on a spurt to regain lost distance, but on such ground the speed was dangerous.
But that sudden spurt of speed on the part of the gray sedan was a dead give-away.
With the next fellow as a goal, he gradually crept alongside, and passed him with a spurt.
But the sight of a fireplace and plenty of dry wood ready to flame up at the spurt of a match heartened them somewhat.
Plates are changed, corks pop, and from time to time a seltzogene gives a spurt and a cough.
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On this page you'll find 95 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to spurt, such as: commotion, eruption, explosion, outburst, spate, and surge.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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