Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To surge up.
- noun A rapid or abrupt rise.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To surge up. The Century, XXVI. 130.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a
sudden strong rise orflow - verb intransitive to
surge up, or to becomestronger orgreater
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a sudden or abrupt strong increase
- noun a sudden forceful flow
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There is the new story that unfolds in the logically upsurge from the initial the single post interval
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There is the new story that unfolds in the logically upsurge from the initial the single post interval
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We felt a certain upsurge of national pride when the Canadian dollar reacted so strongly in the free money market.
Canada's To-day 1954
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SouthwestThe current situation is very serious because it’s what we call an upsurge.
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SouthwestThe current situation is very serious because it’s what we call an upsurge.
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“You look at what Doug Flutie did for Boston College,” he says, referring to an upsurge in applications that school enjoyed after a “Hail Mary” pass by the diminutive quarterback beat Miami on the final play of a nationally-televised game in 1984.
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The report dubs the upsurge in cycle sales among this demographic as "the noughties version of the mid-life crisis".
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Representative Ashraf Qazi, "condemned in the strongest terms the upsurge in violence in Iraq which targeted innocent civilians in popular markets and universities."
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In 1998, the catalyst that triggered the upsurge was a “surprise” federal funds cut.
Jim Cramer's Real Money James J. Cramer 2005
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In 1998, the catalyst that triggered the upsurge was a “surprise” federal funds cut.
Jim Cramer's Real Money James J. Cramer 2005
quotato commented on the word upsurge
There has been an upsurge in the use of the word surge.
April 8, 2007