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Meanings of spikes in English

Stout, sharp-pointed pieces of metal, wood, or other hard material, or stout sharp-pointed projecting parts of an object.

        Usage of spikes in English
        1
        That should also help protect consumers against spikes in domestic energy prices.
        Reuters
        2
        Increases in deaths tend to trail spikes new infections by several weeks.
        Radio NZ
        3
        I got five more power spikes since the last time we checked.
        Cibola Burn
        4
        Thus far they've experienced spikes in accuracy as high as 23 percent.
        Wired
        5
        With a house battery, you could reduce power spikes on the grid.
        Wired
        6
        Police pursued the car for 12km, using road spikes to stop it.
        Radio NZ
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        Beyond the Midwest, western states are also facing spikes in coronavirus cases.
        Reuters
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        There will also be new rules governing the construction of track spikes.
        Radio NZ
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        In that way, they can prevent the spikes from losing their effectiveness.
        Arcanum Unbounded
        10
        There were short spikes of speciation interspersed by longer periods of stasis.
        Wired
        11
        The riding-habits of the other ladies suffered considerably from the sharp spikes.
        The Light of the Western Stars
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        Glycemic spikes may negatively affect the long-term prognosis of patients with diabetes.
        Pubmed
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        They said spikes had been deployed successfully on more than one occasion.
        Radio NZ
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        Nearly all the trees in that part had long and powerful spikes.
        Across Unknown South America
        15
        In the remaining 13 children, primary generalized spikes and waves were found.
        Pubmed
        16
        Wading gingerly around all the sea urchin spikes, the researchers climb ashore.
        The world without us
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