UPSURGE Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

upsurge

noun

Definition of upsurge

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 Visiting New York shortly after September 11th, Habermas was alienated by an upsurge of patriotic blather and xenophobia. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026 These days, the upsurge in streaming television and its hunger for content has made books an even more ubiquitous source of intellectual property for the small screen. — Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026 So it's been an upsurge in violence over the last couple of weeks, which is really unprecedented for us. — Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 6 June 2026 The upsurge in interest has prompted several headline-grabbing launches. — Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for upsurge

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Noun

But external leadership quickly devolves if our inner landscapes are left scattered to the wind during massive, often uninvited personal upheavals.

— Patrick Murphy, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
The premiere was the first ratings report card for the program since a major upheaval that occurred behind the scenes under CBS News Editor in Chief Bari Weiss.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of upheaval

Noun

Men don ritual shawls and leather prayer boxes, the time of the prayer dictated not by a clock but by the rising of the sun.

— Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 25 July 2026
The timing of this stellar event is especially striking given that this aurora forecast also happens to coincide with the rising of the full Strawberry Moon, adorning the night sky Monday evening.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026

Definition of rising

Noun

Welcome To The Future of Commerce The rise of AI shopping assistants is a celebration of better matchmaking between brands and consumers.

— Narendra Lakshmana Gowda, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
This particular Cipriani, with its neo-Renaissance-style ceilings and grand, opulent interior, was the venue for Alexander Wang’s fall 2013 show, where a then-on-the-rise A$AP Rocky sat front-row.

— Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of rise

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In a recent note to clients, Bitwise’s director of research for Europe, André Dragosch, said the cryptocurrency’s recent upswing comes as investors have treated it more as a store of value than a risky tech stock.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026
The economic upswing comes with growing concerns about displacement and a chronic housing shortage in a city where previous tech booms have already pushed many residents out.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of upswing

Noun

The weekly stochastics have registered an oversold upturn, increasing the likelihood that the recent low was an important one.

— Katie Stockton, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026
The gentle upturn at the corners of the mouth gives Samoyeds a cheerful look, one suited to a major fashion campaign.

— Pat Mueller, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of upturn

Noun

Consumer spending, which accounts for about two-thirds of the US economy, has trended lower in recent months as the boost from bigger tax returns faded and higher energy costs took a bite out of people’s paychecks.

— Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026
Wadewitz added that the freight carrier may get an additional boost from its planned transcontinental merger.

— Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of boost

Noun

It is built around a three-stream adaptive architecture designed to provide the thrust required for high-performance flight while supporting the aircraft’s thermal and electrical demands.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
Engineers devised a lower-thrust trajectory that saved BepiColombo's mission but delayed its Mercury arrival from December 2025 to November 2026.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2026

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