Meaning
1 sensesA sudden strong rise or flow.
a sudden forceful flow
Examples
4 sentencesOn the anniversary of the cataclysm, there was an upsurge in zombie attacks.
An upsurge in cases reminded the people that the pandemic was not over yet.
Since the COVID-19 crisis began, there has been an upsurge in violence against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
The Somali government has declared a national emergency over a locust upsurge which is spreading in the East Africa region.
Origin
From up- + surge.From up- + surge.
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