Spurt
Spurt noun - A sudden and usually temporary growth of activity.
Yank
Yank noun - The act or an instance of applying force on something so that it moves in the direction of the force.
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Yank and Spurt. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/spurt/yank
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Yank or Spurt. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/spurt/yank.
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