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
The app has had an upsurge in popularity as of late and reached the top of the App Store ranking this week.
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PC Magazine, 27 July 2025
In recent years, the world has witnessed a dramatic upsurge in state violence.
—Tom Ridge, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
Much more worrying is the broader upsurge in vaccine rejection, which threatens to introduce community spread of measles into the wider population.
—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Twin Cities, 16 July 2025
But so far, there hasn't been an upsurge in lead poisoning cases threatening to overwhelm the Health Department.
—Alison Dirr, jsonline.com, 14 July 2025
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PC Magazine, 27 July 2025
In recent years, the world has witnessed a dramatic upsurge in state violence.
—Tom Ridge, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
Much more worrying is the broader upsurge in vaccine rejection, which threatens to introduce community spread of measles into the wider population.
—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Twin Cities, 16 July 2025
But so far, there hasn't been an upsurge in lead poisoning cases threatening to overwhelm the Health Department.
—Alison Dirr, jsonline.com, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upsurge
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After three years of upheaval — capped by last year’s unpopular relocation to Las Vegas — the 2025 AFM marks the event’s return to Los Angeles, with a new (and hopefully permanent) home at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Century City.—
Kevin Cassidy,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Nov. 2025
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These upheavals have always caused tensions, and those tensions have shaped the American social order in many ways.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
10 Nov. 2025
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No kneading, no rising, no special equipment, just a few pantry staples and that signature Barefoot Contessa touch.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Oct. 2025
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The decision marks a policy shift by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) toward reducing borrowing costs, following data that showed hiring nearly stalled and unemployment rising.—
Gabe Whisnant
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Activists there leveraged this wholly unanticipated outcome to accelerate the rise of an organized antislavery campaign after 1783.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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But, amid the rise of the penny press in the 1830s, publishers sought to bring news to the masses.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Nov. 2025
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Putnam raised the example of how, during the previous upswing, organizations like the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts were invented just a few years apart, because people recognized that young people needed mentors.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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The weekly chart shows us how the recent upswing is just the latest chapter in a multi-year bullish run off the October 2023 low.—
David Keller,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
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This week saw Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos descending on the Eternal City to announce the streaming giant’s plans to help revive a storied cinema, as well as a host of international TV executives mooting the possibility of an upturn that could pull the global drama biz out of its recent doldrums.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2025
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Under Brown’s leadership, McLaren has seen a dramatic upturn in fortunes in F1, winning the constructors’ championship for the last two years.—
Tom Burrows,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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The return of that duo would provide a huge boost for an offense that looked overmatched in its last matchup against a contender, a 24-9 Week 7 loss in Detroit.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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For customers upgrading from DSL or cable, Brightspeed Fiber offers a major boost in reliability and upload speeds without the complexity of traditional service agreements.—
Roxanne Downer,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Last year, at the age of eighty-six, Hopkins appeared as the Roman emperor Vespasian on TV, in Those About to Die, the thrust of his performance being to treat the show’s title with scorn.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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To be fair to Dowdle, in the skit, the third thrust resulted in the transgression.—
Chris Bumbaca,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Upsurge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upsurge. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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