Synonyms for upsurge
ʌpˈsɜrdʒ; ˈʌpˌsɜrdʒup·surge

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1. rush, spate, surge, upsurgenoun

   a sudden forceful flow

   Synonyms:
   tidy sum, wad, peck, mint, haste, plenty, lot, batch, raft, quite a little, passel, spate, muckle, rushing, pile, kick, good deal, stack, mountain, sight, billow, deal, heap, boot, freshet, thrill, flock, hatful, mickle, slew, charge, mess, mass, hurry, flush, rush, bang, great deal, surge, pot

2. surge, upsurgenoun

   a sudden or abrupt strong increase

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

   Synonyms:
   spate, billow, surge, rush

Matched Categories

1. • Flow
   • Increase

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1. List of paraphrases for "upsurge":

   resurgence, recrudescence, escalation, outbreak, surge, re-emergence, increase, intensification, wave, rise, climax, boom

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1. 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.

2. Ryuji Wakita:

   In order to prevent another upsurge, it is crucial to prevent the people from roaming around during the Olympics and summer vacation.

3. 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.

4. Antonio Guterres:

   Hate speech is spreading and public discourse is being coarsened, social media is being exploited as a platform for bigotry. We must all show solidarity in response to this dangerous upsurge in hatred.

5. Ashok Ghosh:

   The cause of the upsurge in arsenic concentration is the overuse of groundwater for irrigation and drinking, which happens when withdrawal rates exceed recharge rate, there is no law here to check excessive groundwater withdrawal.