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Noun: upsurge  `úp'surj
  1. A sudden forceful flow
    - rush, spate, surge
     
  2. A sudden or abrupt strong increase
    "an upsurge of emotion"; "an upsurge in violent crime"
    - surge

Derived forms: upsurges

Type of: flow, flowing, increase, step-up

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