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surge testing

surge testing noun: increased testing for, and tracing of, people with coronavirus within a particular area, in an attempt to study and limit the spread.

Noun

surge testing (uncountable)

  1. (UK, neologism) Increased testing for, and tracing of, people with coronavirus within a particular area, in an attempt to study and limit the spread.
    • Reading Borough Council will also be conducting surge testing in targeted areas, and has several test centres that may be better suited to residents in Bulmershe and Whitegates2021 June 17, “Surge testing to start in Wokingham Borough to control spread of Covid-19 variant”, in Wokingham Borough Council News Centre, archived from the original on 15 Oct 2022

Questions about surge testing

What does surge testing mean?
Surge testing means increased testing for, and tracing of, people with coronavirus within a particular area, in an attempt to study and limit the spread.
What part of speech is surge testing?
Surge testing is a noun.

Words near surge testing in the dictionary

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  2. surge suppressor
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  4. surge tank
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  7. surged
  8. surgeful
  9. surgeless
  10. surgency
  11. surgent

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