upsurge
noun
up·surge
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Definition of upsurge
: a rapid or sudden rise
an upsurge in interest
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While many protesters have relied on neighborhood hardware stores to procure their hardhats and other protest supplies, other grassroots efforts have sprung up in an effort to meet the upsurge in demand and to provide higher-quality products. — Mary Hui, Quartz, "Hardhats have replaced umbrellas as the symbol of Hong Kong’s protests," 26 July 2019 The rise of right-wing, even neo-fascist movements in Europe parallels the historic tragedies of the Fascist era, but, equally important, the liberal order is also threatened by an increasingly militant, radical leftist upsurge. — Joel Kotkin, National Review, "The Return to Serfdom," 25 July 2019 Amid the upsurge in Palestinian stabbings, shootings and car rammings that began in the fall of 2015, the Ministry of Public Security eased the criteria for obtaining a gun permit, but maintained the same levels of supervision and control. — Isabel Kershner, New York Times, "Is Israel a Model When It Comes to Guns, as Mike Huckabee Says?," 20 Feb. 2018 Perhaps a decline in hedonic happiness lies behind the upsurge in support for populists, swamping the rise in evaluative happiness. — The Economist, "Why are happy people voting for angry parties?," 11 July 2019 Taher was the second person killed a recent upsurge in homicides in Cincinnati. — Cameron Knight, Cincinnati.com, "Arrest made in East Price Hill killing," 11 June 2019 Yet scholars of social movements have long noted that there is no direct path leading from economic deterioration and public malcontent to political upsurges and collective mobilization. — Kevan Harris, Washington Post, "How years of increasing labor unrest signaled Iran’s latest protest wave," 19 Jan. 2018 Is the upsurge in mutations merely a secondary consequence of a repair process inherently prone to error? — Quanta Magazine, "Beating the Odds for Lucky Mutations," 16 Aug. 2017 The British government vowed to step up detection and enforcement, while makers of counterdrone systems experienced an upsurge in customer interest. — Andy Pasztor, WSJ, "Alphabet Unit Tests New System to Identify Airborne Drones," 13 Jan. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'upsurge.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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upsurge
noun
English Language Learners Definition of upsurge
: a rapid or sudden increase or rise
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