upswell

[uhp-swel]

verb (used with or without object)

upswelled, upswelled, upswollen, upswelling. 

1. to swell up.

upswell

/ ʌpˈswɛl /

verb

1. rare,  to swell up or cause to swell up

Word History and Origins

Origin of upswell¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; up-, swell

Example Sentences

The agreement with Polymarket comes as prediction markets are enjoying an upswell of mainstream interest.

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The algae bloom was the result of an upswell in the ocean that brought up enough nutrients to the surface to allow the algae to thrive, he said.

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For so many this is the defining memory of 2014: the intense and spontaneous upswell of sorrow, how astonishing it was to see and share it across Australia and worldwide.

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And, of course, Republicans ran towards every microphone is sight to feign outrage and declare that an upswell of once-skeptical Americans would now vote for Trump.

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Meanwhile, an upswell of labor activity and strikes across the country — which organizers and media dubbed a “hot labor summer” — caught the nation’s attention.

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