as in upheaval
a rapid or sudden increase
a recent upsurge in crime The mayor is enjoying an upsurge of popularity.
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Recent Examples of upsurge
Many trade experts are skeptical that higher U.S. tariffs are likely to spur an upsurge in domestic manufacturing.
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Alain Sherter, CBS News, 23 May 2025
Scientists first proposed in the 1970s that a hot upsurge of material from Earth’s mantle, known as a plume, was occurring below this spot.
—Nora Bradford, Scientific American, 7 July 2025
Making the sextortion problem even worse is an upsurge in sextortion assistance companies which charge thousands of dollars for their help in stopping and removing the photos and videos from appearing online.
—Steve Weisman, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
The upsurge in supply of nickel metal—a commodity vital for auto batteries—has prompted a slump in prices, with benchmark refined futures in London hitting the lowest since 2020 earlier this year.
—Alfred Cang, Fortune, 19 June 2025
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Alain Sherter, CBS News, 23 May 2025
Scientists first proposed in the 1970s that a hot upsurge of material from Earth’s mantle, known as a plume, was occurring below this spot.
—Nora Bradford, Scientific American, 7 July 2025
Making the sextortion problem even worse is an upsurge in sextortion assistance companies which charge thousands of dollars for their help in stopping and removing the photos and videos from appearing online.
—Steve Weisman, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
The upsurge in supply of nickel metal—a commodity vital for auto batteries—has prompted a slump in prices, with benchmark refined futures in London hitting the lowest since 2020 earlier this year.
—Alfred Cang, Fortune, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upsurge
Noun
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Constant procedural upheaval and backlogs are poison.—
Scott White,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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King took over in June as the district was confronting a $734 million budget crisis in the wake of leadership upheaval.—
Kate Perez,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
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The worst may yet to come as the companies buoyed by the rising of AI and its use are brought down to earth by a combination of new methods and the lessening of compute needed to do training as well as inference.—
Vipin Bharathan,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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As much as the world is spiraling with disinformation, chaos, and control tactics, there is also a counter-energy rising — a movement toward slowness, integrity, pleasure, and repair.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
30 June 2025
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Throw in a $50 price rise (albeit one that will offer more storage in the base model), and the general public will see the Pixel 10 and Pixel 10 Pro as more effective, more feature-complete, and more value for money than Apple’s offering.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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The debate was ignited once again in July when Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge torture sites were added to the list, 50 years on from the Communist government’s rise to power.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
16 Aug. 2025
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The upswing for multiple key sectors in downtown San Jose has arrived ahead of the South Bay playing host to three key sporting events: the Super Bowl, several matches of the FIFA World Cup, and some of the games for the NCAA men’s college basketball tournament.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
1 Aug. 2025
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Statewide, monthly firearm injury rates are also down compared with the upswings during the pandemic, and this year have dipped below comparable months in 2018 and 2019, according to data published by the Illinois Department of Public Health.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
30 July 2025
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The actual data show good news: a declining trend in multiple job holding over decades, with a recent upturn.—
Bill Conerly,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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While Trump's tariffs haven't yet led to a dramatic upturn in inflation, recent reports are showing a slight uptick , and there's a belief that U.S. companies absorbing the tariffs can only do so for so long before needing to raise prices.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,Zev Fima,
CNBC,
27 July 2025
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Their combined net worth rocketed 74% to $1.6 billion as shares of Converge got a massive boost, partly from the government’s efforts to increase internet access across the archipelago.—
Jane Ho,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Domestic Parks & Experiences revenue jumped 10% to $6.4 billion and operating income grew 22% to $1.7 billion with higher spending and more hotel stays at the parks and resorts and, to a lesser extent, a boost from Disney Cruise Line from the launch of the Disney Treasure in the March quarter.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
6 Aug. 2025
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This launch will feature four, so combined its rocket power will have more than 2.9 million pounds of thrust on liftoff.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Aug. 2025
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The spacecraft is powered by more than two dozen small rocket engines, each capable of operating at three discrete levels of thrust for fine control or more significant orbit adjustments.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Upsurge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upsurge. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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