upsurge
/ˈʌpsəːdʒ/
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American sound/ˈʌpsəːdʒ/
upsurge
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Stress
- 1st syllable stress
- Vowel
- Schwa vowel
- Ending
- Final e often stays silent
up - surge -> upsurge
Myanmar meaning
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- ‘Registration data highlights a recent upsurge in inflow of doctors to the country’
- ‘In recent weeks there has been an upsurge in optimism about our economic prospects.’
- ‘With crime down, the city was experiencing an unprecedented upsurge in population after decades of drift.’
- ‘Rural areas are also reporting a boom in sales figures largely due to an upsurge in tourism because of the good summer.’
- ‘The recent upsurge in violence had forced a decision to cancel the scheduled tour, Merriman said.’
- ‘An apparent upsurge in juvenile delinquency heightened concerns about teenagers.’
- ‘In a cyclical pattern, relatively secular periods have been followed by religious upsurges.’
- ‘The attack came amid a major upsurge in violence across the country that has left a thousand dead.’
- ‘The month of June has seen a big upsurge in visitors to the area.’
- ‘If they do that, they say that yes there will be a sudden upsurge in violence but it will only be short-term.’
- ‘The placing of the one tax on land values would likewise result in an economic upsurge.’
- ‘Antique jewellery is another area where demand has seen an enormous upsurge in recent years.’
- ‘Intercommunal fighting continued fitfully, with occasional upsurges of intense violence.’
- ‘Sadly there has been a recent upsurge in the number of preachers on the television asking for money.’
- ‘Analysts expect the collapse of peace talks to spark an upsurge in violence.’
- ‘In this area there was an upsurge of helicopter activity and foot patrols.’
- ‘He rejected claims that nightclubs are big contributors to an upsurge in drinking and street violence.’
- ‘Fox argues that a new village development plan is needed to cater for the upsurge in interest in living in the area.’
- ‘This increase in property market activity is clear from the latest lending figures which show an upsurge in the last few months.’
- ‘One of the reasons for the recent upsurge of ethnic violence is to be found in the failure of modern states to separate warring factions.’
Synonyms
rise, increase, surge, gain, expansion, advance, be coming, boom, bulk up, diffused, enlarge, expand, fan out, get bigger, get to, getting bigger, getting to, give details, go through the roof, go up, going through the roof, going up, got to, grow full, grow larger, improvement, intensate, jack up, jazz up, make larger, mark up, marked up, marking up, mount, move up, moving up, open out, opening out, outspread, piggyback, pile up, piling up, puff up, puffed up, puffing up, recovery, run up, slap on, snowball, soup up, souped up, sped up, speed up, speeded up, speeding up, spread out, spreading out, stack up, stacking up, stretch out, stretched out, tack on, tripling, upsurging, upswing, upturn, wax
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