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Definitions for Groundswell
ˈgraʊndˌswɛlgroundswell
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groundswellnoun
A long, deep wave in the sea, sometimes caused by distant winds or storms.
groundswellnoun
A rising sentiment of support or enthusiasm, especially among the general public; as, a groundswell of opinion favoring campaign finance reform.
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groundswellnoun
A broad undulation of the open ocean, often as the result of a distant disturbance
groundswellnoun
A broadly-based shifting of public opinion
Etymology: ground + swell
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Groundswell in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Groundswell in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of Groundswell in a Sentence
It's truly what I would call a groundswell, the most encouraging thing to me is that we have people who haven't been involved in politics and some who haven't voted in years because they have become frustrated and felt their voices haven't been heard.
There will certainly be a groundswell of contributions and national interest, but his race really depends on voters in her district, those voters are not succumbing to the Bernie Sanders movement.
It is terrific that Laramie did this. There was a huge groundswell. It was local democracy, the vote on Wednesday was the final step on a really thorough grassroots effort.
We want to see a groundswell of consumer choice, whereby a consumer can book a hotel room knowing that the hotel is trying everything they can to eradicate slavery and trafficking within their business.
I don't see any kind of groundswell for it.
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