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Definitions for upsurge
ʌpˈsɜrdʒ; ˈʌpˌsɜrdʒup·surge

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. rush, spate, surge, upsurgenoun

    a sudden forceful flow

  2. surge, upsurgenoun

    a sudden or abrupt strong increase

    "stimulated a surge of speculation"; "an upsurge of emotion"; "an upsurge in violent crime"

Wiktionary

  1. upsurgenoun

    a sudden strong rise or flow

  2. upsurgeverb

    to surge up, or to become stronger or greater

Wikipedia

  1. Upsurge

    Upsurge is a novel by Australian writer J. M. Harcourt. Set in Perth, Western Australia, during the Great Depression, it was the first novel to be banned by the then Commonwealth Book Censorship Board and the first to be prosecuted by police in Australia.

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  1. upsurge

    Upsurge is a sudden large increase, rise, or improvement in something such as rate or level. It can refer to a variety of circumstances, including economic growth, emotions, or social movements.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Upsurge

    up-surj′, v.i. to surge up.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of upsurge in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of upsurge in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of upsurge in a Sentence

  1. Nathan Thrall:

    Historically, diplomatic activity in this conflict has increased in response to violence, the U.S. is shifting from largely ignoring this conflict to sending the secretary of state to reinvest in dealing with it. That is something Abbas desires. But the risks that attend this upsurge are much greater for him than the potential benefits.

  2. Marco Rubio:

    You've seen a huge upsurge now after the deal the President made with the Castro brothers, and it's becoming a real crisis.

  3. Mukaibar Shah:

    Media suddenly starts reporting the upsurge of Covid cases only on weekends to make people fear, but during political rally it sees no problem and this only proves that Corona is a media created virus and all Covid cases is a fake news.

  4. Chris Murray:

    That increase in our forecasts is being driven by the big upsurge in, you know, the ones we know about in Florida, Texas, Arizona, California, there's a longer list of states where deaths are going up, as well as hospitalizations. So that includes Louisiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico, South Carolina, Tennessee and Utah.

  5. Maya Dodd:

    It has been exciting to see the upsurge in interest for women’s football in the weeks following the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada, but we need to ensure the momentum is maintained, today we have fully endorsed the calls to action announced during the symposium and used these to develop proposals to increase the number of women involved, not only on the field but also in governance and in business aspects of the game.

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