as in advance
forward movement in time or place
a sudden onrush of development in an area that was rural until very recently
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Recent Examples of onrush
The joys of the past week; the Christmas presents, the Hanukkah latkes and the unity and faith of Kwanzaa can soon be merely memories that get lost in the onrush of time and life.
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Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 30 Dec. 2024
Pure knowledge work is more likely to be disrupted by the onrush of AI technology than will be jobs that require manipulating objects in the real world.
—Ray Ravaglia, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
Ching may be somewhat narratively sidelined, but Mui’s final screen performance is a thing of aching delicacy and the movie’s stealth emotional weapon, marked by a restraint that gives way, in the end, to a cathartic onrush of tears.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 23 July 2024
If the Allies risked it anyway, but the skies did not clear enough for airborne troops to make their jumps or for Allied warplanes to protect the beachheads, an onrush of German tanks could crush the toeholds on French sand.
—The Editors, National Review, 6 June 2024
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Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 30 Dec. 2024
Pure knowledge work is more likely to be disrupted by the onrush of AI technology than will be jobs that require manipulating objects in the real world.
—Ray Ravaglia, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
Ching may be somewhat narratively sidelined, but Mui’s final screen performance is a thing of aching delicacy and the movie’s stealth emotional weapon, marked by a restraint that gives way, in the end, to a cathartic onrush of tears.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 23 July 2024
If the Allies risked it anyway, but the skies did not clear enough for airborne troops to make their jumps or for Allied warplanes to protect the beachheads, an onrush of German tanks could crush the toeholds on French sand.
—The Editors, National Review, 6 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for onrush
Noun
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The stock has declined about 11% this year, trailing a nearly 17% advance by the S&P 500 Index.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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The programs in the series were created in a collaboration with performance artists, and resulted in a group of surreal experimental works that pushed the boundaries of sound and narrative well in advance of the digital era.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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These processions are part of the numerous festivals that celebrate various personal and communal events in the lives of the local community.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Oct. 2025
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Stays can include Day of the Dead workshops, such as Catrina face painting; a special menu on November 1, 2025; and a luminous procession through the mangroves.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This approach can reduce the overhead coordination of traditional innovation processes while maximizing the probability of generating top-tier ideas from the start.—
François Candelon,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
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Liam has spoken extensively about putting on the black leathers, contacts and the wig and that process of not becoming yourself.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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But even incremental progress would mark a break from a status quo that shields the powerful while leaving the rest behind.—
Newsweek Contributors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Are rising rents and deepening exclusion the inevitable byproducts of progress, or the deliberate outcomes of political choices?—
Fahad Zuberi,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Over time, this can promote autoimmune disorders, contribute to disease progression and decrease longevity.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Combining recent anti-amyloid medications with physical activity, for example, could be a way to hold off progression of Alzheimer’s.—
Alice Park,
Time,
3 Nov. 2025
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Achieving quick, consistent self-assembly in solution without evaporation has remained a significant difficulty, despite advancements in block copolymer templating, metal alkoxide chemistry, and nanomaterials.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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The designers also wanted to pay homage to the technology that makes an advancement like this possible.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Onrush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/onrush. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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