as in processes
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 Synonyms for onrushes
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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 -
Understanding and analyzing the processes behind hurricane intensification, via the use of satellites like Sentinel-2, can help to improve hurricane forecasting and, in the process, save lives.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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According to the 2025 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures report, one in nine US adults over the age of 65 has Alzheimer's dementia, with that rate increasing as age advances.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
27 Oct. 2025
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The cuts would total nearly 10% of the company’s corporate jobs, as advances in artificial intelligence stoke fears about the white-collar workforce and the US labor market shows signs of weakening.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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As this deployment progresses, customers should begin to see initial signs of recovery.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Oct. 2025
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Sitting somewhere, putting on shoes, eating an apple, listening in headphones that sort of progresses into something a bit wilder.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
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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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Plus, there will be workshops, two processions, altar displays, and Muertos Mercado (an artisan market).—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Do this combination of 30-second progressions + 30-second recovery blocks for five rounds.—
J'ne Day-Lucore,
Outside,
7 Oct. 2025
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The aim at Anfield was always success but small progressions would have been accepted, considering Liverpool had been only the fourth-best team in the Premier League under his predecessor Gerard Houllier.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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His main goal behind joining Interesting Engineering is to learn more about how the recent technological advancements are helping human beings on both societal and individual levels in their daily lives.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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There are other skalds, or griots, or troubadours devoted to the goings on in the Pembroke (and, later, Powell) home, and when the reruns hit the streamers our world grew.—
Sam Lipsyte,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
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Much to the frustration of sleuthing fans, Sherman-Palladino has continued to defend the miniseries’ ending, saying her concern wasn’t with the goings on of any of the aforementioned men.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Onrushes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/onrushes. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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