- present tense form of spike (3rd person singular).
spikes
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When the VIX spikes above 30, that has historically been the kind of environment where long-term investors should start looking for opportunities rather than running for cover.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Governments’ borrowing costs reset more frequently, so spikes in interest rates feed through to their interest bills faster.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
And yet, despite a crisis of power outages, severe fuel shortages and dramatic price spikes, life in Cuba goes on.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Shortly after 6am, an analyst at the University of Utah Seismograph Stations sees a series of sharp spikes interrupting the usually quiet wavy lines recorded by Yellowstone’s earthquake monitors.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
As she climbed she aided Matthias by finding clawholds and making use of the spikes.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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