Definition of "upsurge" []

• To surge up. (verb-intransitive)
• A rapid or abrupt rise: an upsurge in violent crime. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "There is the new story that unfolds in the logically upsurge from the initial the single post interval"
• "We felt a certain upsurge of national pride when the Canadian dollar reacted so strongly in the free money market."
• "SouthwestThe current situation is very serious because it’s what we call an upsurge."