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as in to stab
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
scorpions use their stinger-equipped tails to spike their prey
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as in to stimulate
to give life, vigor, or spirit to
he spiked what otherwise would have been a dry economic lecture with some jokes and anecdotes
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Recent Examples of spike
Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2025
That compares with a 6.7% growth in November and a spike of 12.7% in October.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
Jeff Marks, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
In one appalling case, a female volleyball player suffered a traumatic brain injury after a ball was spiked at her by a person who identified as a trans woman.
—Kathy Szeliga, Baltimore Sun, 12 Jan. 2025
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Related Articles The reason for the spike seems to be a phenomenon known as the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt (GASB), a massive, sometimes 5,000-mile-wide bloom of sargassum that did not exist until 2011.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2025
That compares with a 6.7% growth in November and a spike of 12.7% in October.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
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The yield on the 10-year Treasury is relatively unchanged after spiking last Friday and briefly touching 4.8% on Monday.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
In one appalling case, a female volleyball player suffered a traumatic brain injury after a ball was spiked at her by a person who identified as a trans woman.
—Kathy Szeliga, Baltimore Sun, 12 Jan. 2025
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Tipsy Pickle, which will feature four indoor and two outdoor pickleball courts, along with golf simulators, ping pong, pool tables, shuffleboard, cornhole and darts, is expected to open in January, according to its Instagram page.CharlotteFive staff, Charlotte Observer, 7 Jan. 2025
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Sports are on the TV menu here, alongside in-person activities like vintage pinball and darts, and the beer on tap is an international selection, ranging from Guinness to Asahi.Dana Givens, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2024
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Initial prototypes completely unraveled during initial tests in a wind tunnel, and were ripped during test jumps, but Van Herpen ultimately arrived at a version that held together beautifully for the awe-inspiring descent.Miles Socha, WWD, 15 Jan. 2025
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Given the current uncertain macroeconomic environment around rate cuts and geopolitical tensions, could URI see a strong jump?Trefis Team, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Jarrells was stabbed to death by her sister Brianna Jarrells, prosecutors allege.Sean Neumann, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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Anna-Lena Svensson, a 56-year-old woman who happened to witness the attack, tried to intervene but was also fatally stabbed.Isabella Wandermurem, TIME, 10 Jan. 2025
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With millions of children having no access to life-saving care, World Pediatrics highlights the need for investment in the field to save lives and stimulate economic development in vulnerable regions.William Jones, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
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These investments not only increase housing supply but also support urban development, create jobs and stimulate local economies.Reza Esmaeili, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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This is not so in Poland, where the government of former EU Council President and current prime minister, Donald Tusk, looks not for tools but for weapons — spears to throw at its friends abroad and knives to jab at its critics at home.Matt Boyse, National Review, 7 Jan. 2025
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The same steps where, four years earlier, Trump flags were waved above the frenzied crowd and wielded like spears; where an officer was dragged facedown to be beaten with an American flag on a pole and another was pulled into the scrum to be kicked and stomped.Dan Barry, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
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The intrigue: Bond markets sold off on the news, driving an upturn in yields amid diminished prospects for Fed rate cuts.Courtenay Brown, Axios, 10 Jan. 2025
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The shift is notable because the major indices have overbought downturns that contrast with UBER’s oversold upturn.Katie Stockton, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
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As dawn unfurls, golden rays pierce through the coastal mist, revealing a path of broken branches and impossibly large footprints winding past the door of my luxurious tented shelter.Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
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Her vocals drift and disappear into the ether as her thoughts do, but the highs are piercing and often at war with aggressive bass levels.Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
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Reduce heat to medium-high and simmer, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 5 minutes.Elizabeth Mervosh, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2025
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But many more residents across the 9.6-million-population county were mistakenly sent an evacuation warning Thursday evening, potentially inciting unnecessary panic and stirring further criticism of state and local officials.Chad de Guzman, TIME, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Spike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spike. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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