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. 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.

2. Makarim Wibisono:

   The upsurge in violence is a grim reminder of the unsustainable human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and the volatile environment it engenders.

3. Nathan Thrall:

   This upsurge is mostly all bad for Abbas, any change in confronting Israel is necessarily a weakening of Abbas and a strengthening of his Palestinian political opponents, both within Fatah and outside it.

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. 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.