Hypertext Webster Gateway: "upsurge"
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
upsurge
n 1: a sudden forceful flow [syn: {rush}, {spate}, {surge}]
2: a sudden or abrupt strong increase: "stimulated a surge of
speculation"; "an upsurge of emotion"; "an upsurge in
violent crime" [syn: {surge}]
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