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upsurge

[ verb uhp-surj; noun uhp-surj ]

verb (used without object)

, up·surged, up·surg·ing.
  1. to surge up; increase; rise:

    Water upsurged. Crime upsurged.



noun

  1. the act of surging up; a large or rapid increase:

    an upsurge in sales.

upsurge

verb

  1. literary.
    intr to surge up


noun

  1. a rapid rise or swell

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Word History and Origins

Origin of upsurge1

First recorded in 1915–20; up- + surge

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Example Sentences

Yet, in Florida there has been a documented upsurge in the Ku Klux Klan, with the group now boasting more than 1,000 members.

On Tuesday, Russia called the upsurge in protests “connivance by Western politicians and European structures.”

But with the upsurge in settler violence, the assault on Palestinian human rights has taken on a whole new dimension.

In 1992, women voted in record numbers ( an upsurge of 16 million voters).

The end result just might be an upsurge in anti-American sentiment.

And now as I have written down tonight's events I feel an upsurge of elation and deep, humble gratitude.

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