upsurge
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5.0
- noun
- /ˈʌpˌsɜrdʒ/
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aumento repentino
- Communities experienced an upsurge of support for local charities during the pandemic.
- upsurge in interest
- upsurge in crime
- upsurge in activity
And there was a drastic upsurge of all lower plant and animal forms.
- And there was a drastic upsurge of all lower plant and animal forms.
- I mean, there there's tremendous, tremendous anti government, anti regime upsurge of, of anger.
- There were brief upsurges after some of the worst days, but down and down it went.
- I was walking across my drive of my house and I felt this sudden welling upsurge of love in my chest.
Examples
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Gemma Tulud Cruz takes up one of the most salient features of globalization: the huge upsurge in migration.
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The energy crisis of the 1970s brought an upsurge in interest in portable fuels from coal and other minerals.
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All of this could make for an upsurge in economic activity among older Western Europeans.
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For example, there was an upsurge in criminal activities: the illegal drug trade, murder, and robbery, among others.
Academic text (1992) -
So there was this tremendous upsurge of malaria during the First World War.
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And there was a drastic upsurge of all lower plant and animal forms.
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From this perspective, the recent upsurge of terrorist activity is not particularly threatening.
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What we need is the upsurge of citizen concern, people concerned, poor, rich or middle class to counteract the power of the special interest.
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The recent upsurge in violence is only the latest chapter in Afghanistan's 30-year war.
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The recent upsurge in violence in post-Katrina New Orleans has been attributed to the closing of over 225 schools.
Synonyms
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1.0
A rise that happens over time and makes something larger
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4.2
A sudden big rise in amount or number
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3.0
A sudden large increase in the number or amount of something
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3.3
A sudden rise by a large amount
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3.6
A sudden large rise in prices like fuel or rent
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3.6
An increase in amount, level, or strength
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2.8
A quick increase in size, number, or importance
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7.2
A sudden strong feeling that comes up in a person
A sudden rise in the number or amount of something
A sudden large rise in price or value
A sudden rise in amount or price
A quick rise in amount or level
A sudden increase in feeling, action, or support among people
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Morphology
Etymology
Upsurge combines up and surge, where surge means 'a sudden, wave-like rise'. Imagine a wave quickly going up, and that's why an upsurge is a sudden, strong increase in something.