upsurge

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upsurge

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From up- + surge.

noun upsurges

A sudden strong rise or flow. Our South Wales correspondent expects the current upsurge of coal traffic in South Wales to swell BR tonnage in the area by 20 per cent this year compared with 1963 carryings.

verb upsurges · upsurging · upsurged

intransitive to surge up, or to become stronger or greater

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@misc{upsurge_2026,
  title = {upsurge},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/upsurge},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}