Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To surge up.
- noun A rapid or abrupt rise.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To surge up. The Century, XXVI. 130.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a
sudden strong rise orflow - verb intransitive to
surge up, or to becomestronger orgreater
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a sudden or abrupt strong increase
- noun a sudden forceful flow
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Examples
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There is the new story that unfolds in the logically upsurge from the initial the single post interval
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There is the new story that unfolds in the logically upsurge from the initial the single post interval
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We felt a certain upsurge of national pride when the Canadian dollar reacted so strongly in the free money market.
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SouthwestThe current situation is very serious because it’s what we call an upsurge.
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SouthwestThe current situation is very serious because it’s what we call an upsurge.
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“You look at what Doug Flutie did for Boston College,” he says, referring to an upsurge in applications that school enjoyed after a “Hail Mary” pass by the diminutive quarterback beat Miami on the final play of a nationally-televised game in 1984.
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The report dubs the upsurge in cycle sales among this demographic as "the noughties version of the mid-life crisis".
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Representative Ashraf Qazi, "condemned in the strongest terms the upsurge in violence in Iraq which targeted innocent civilians in popular markets and universities."
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In 1998, the catalyst that triggered the upsurge was a “surprise” federal funds cut.
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In 1998, the catalyst that triggered the upsurge was a “surprise” federal funds cut.
quotato commented on the word upsurge
There has been an upsurge in the use of the word surge.
April 8, 2007