"upsurge" in the noun sense
1. rush, spate, surge, upsurge
a sudden forceful flow
2. surge, upsurge
a sudden or abrupt strong increase
"stimulated a surge of speculation"
"an upsurge of emotion"
"an upsurge in violent crime"
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