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upsurge

[ verb uhp-surj; noun uhp-surj ]

verb (used without object)

upsurged, upsurging.
  1. to surge up; increase; rise:

    Water upsurged. Crime upsurged.



noun

  1. the act of surging up; a large or rapid increase:

    an upsurge in sales.

upsurge

verb

  1. literary.
    intr to surge up
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a rapid rise or swell
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of upsurge1

First recorded in 1915–20; up- + surge
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There are hopes that it will lead to an upsurge in interest in the Bronte sisters and their work.

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The adverts, started in 2023 under the Conservative administration, followed a upsurge in Albanian migration to the UK.

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However an upsurge in communal violence in one part of northern Ghana has raised concerns that the jihadists are trying to exploit the conflict to their advantage.

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This has led to an upsurge in air strikes aimed at targeting them.

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However, there are some signs that the upsurge in mpox infections is reducing, according to medics working at a clinic in eastern DR Congo.

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