Synonyms for upsurge
ʌpˈsɜrdʒ; ˈʌpˌsɜrdʒup·surge

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1. rush, spate, surge, upsurgenoun

   a sudden forceful flow

   Synonyms:
   tidy sum, wad, peck, mint, haste, plenty, lot, batch, raft, quite a little, passel, spate, muckle, rushing, pile, kick, good deal, stack, mountain, sight, billow, deal, heap, boot, freshet, thrill, flock, hatful, mickle, slew, charge, mess, mass, hurry, flush, rush, bang, great deal, surge, pot

2. surge, upsurgenoun

   a sudden or abrupt strong increase

   "stimulated a surge of speculation"; "an upsurge of emotion"; "an upsurge in violent crime"

   Synonyms:
   spate, billow, surge, rush

Matched Categories

1. • Flow
   • Increase

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1. List of paraphrases for "upsurge":

   resurgence, recrudescence, escalation, outbreak, surge, re-emergence, increase, intensification, wave, rise, climax, boom

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1. Martin Llewellyn:

   As well as the return of measles and other vaccine-preventable infectious diseases, the continued upsurge in malaria could soon become uncontrollable.

2. Maya Dodd:

   It has been exciting to see the upsurge in interest for women’s football in the weeks following the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada, but we need to ensure the momentum is maintained, today we have fully endorsed the calls to action announced during the symposium and used these to develop proposals to increase the number of women involved, not only on the field but also in governance and in business aspects of the game.

3. Ashok Ghosh:

   The cause of the upsurge in arsenic concentration is the overuse of groundwater for irrigation and drinking, which happens when withdrawal rates exceed recharge rate, there is no law here to check excessive groundwater withdrawal.

4. Makarim Wibisono:

   The upsurge in violence is a grim reminder of the unsustainable human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and the volatile environment it engenders.

5. Chris Murray:

   That increase in our forecasts is being driven by the big upsurge in, you know, the ones we know about in Florida, Texas, Arizona, California, there's a longer list of states where deaths are going up, as well as hospitalizations. So that includes Louisiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico, South Carolina, Tennessee and Utah.