groundswell
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- noun
- /ˈɡraʊndˌswɛl/
- Literature
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- There is a growing groundswell of public opinion demanding action on climate change.
- a groundswell of support
- a groundswell of opinion
There was no groundswell of populist anger that had to be dealt with.
- There was no groundswell of populist anger that had to be dealt with.
- Like the more people can understand what is actually going on, we can create a groundswell of support for these farmers.
- But I saw the groundswell of what it meant for people to say enough is enough.
- It wasn't there was no groundswell of, you know, we, you know, among the people demanding politicians change this.
- So now there is a whole big groundswell to how can we make this right?
- So all this compelling groundswell, it's really something.
- We're seeing this sort of small groundswell of people who are, you know, adopting this carnivore diet.
- And really the bow wave of that is, is the the activist, you know, movement, the activist groundswell for freedom of gender.
Examples
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Klein said she is happy with her campaign and has received a groundswell of support from Kitsap residents.
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The only question now, given the groundswell of support, is how soon can we start?
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So now there is a whole big groundswell to how can we make this right?
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But I saw the groundswell of what it meant for people to say enough is enough.
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Like the more people can understand what is actually going on, we can create a groundswell of support for these farmers.
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Fourth, there really is a new popular groundswell to close the borders.
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There will be a groundswell of public demand and appetite and ultimately, I believe institutional support.
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They need to hear and feel the groundswell from the public.
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I think there's, there's been a huge groundswell of interest from consumers, from companies all across the world.
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Winchell's inspirational speeches had created a groundswell.
Synonyms
A sudden large number of people protesting at the same time
How Strong
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Groundswell joins ground and swell and first meant a long sea wave that builds far from the shore. A helpful image is a wave growing and moving toward land, and that's why groundswell now means a sudden, growing 'rise' of feeling or support among many people.