Definition of "onrush" []

• A forward rush or flow. (noun)
• A violent physical or verbal attack; an assault. (noun)

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• "Because when George Bush got elected the second time you really felt helpless, and then with Obama there was this onrush of hope and ambitiousness, and then... we've been kind of disappointed."
• "To stem this onrush of disastrous improvisations, conservatives need every resource of mind and heart, every good argument, every creative alternative and every bit of compassionate sympathy for the distress that is pushing Americans in the wrong direction."
• "Don't, though, whatever you do, call this apparent onrush of girliness feminine."