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spike

verb as in pierce

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It’s clear that there’s a big spike in unidentified search terms starting September 2nd.

In July, Disney World reopened amid a spike in Florida coronavirus cases.

From Vox

Some other potential coronavirus vaccines now in testing use human adenoviruses to carry the spike protein.

Fryer said he was also struck to find that investigations not sparked by viral incidents also did not produce spikes in violent crime.

This is why in the lab, neural spikes are usually recorded offline and processed using computers, rather than with on-board electronics.

In a famous rant, Spike Lee blamed hipsters for the gentrication of his old neighborhood in Brooklyn.

On Friday evening, a crowd of Hollywood luminaries gathered to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Spike Lee classic.

“So Spike, thank you for helping me impress Michelle, and thank you for telling a powerful story,” added President Obama.

Both shows are still on the air (although Cops has since been sold to the Spike Network).

Spike Lee and The New York Times' A.O. Scott disagree on this.

He was soon chewing gum as Spike Brennon chewed it, and had his hair clipped in Brennon manner.

The only person he knew who had really worked hard to make something of himself was Spike Brennon.

He had seen his chance to step in and punish Spike, and he had stepped—and Spike's straight left had been there.

"You handed yourself that one, kid," Spike had said, applying raw beef to it after their rubdown.

Then he gripped an arm of Spike Brennon, who had stood by him against the wall, "looking 'em over," as Spike had put it.

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On this page you'll find 67 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to spike, such as: fasten, impale, lance, nail, pin, and prick.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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