groundswell

noun

ground·swell ˈgrau̇nd-ˌswel

usually ground swell : a broad deep undulation of the ocean caused by an often distant gale or seismic disturbance

: a rapid spontaneous growth (as of political opinion)

a groundswell of support

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By the time surging newcomer Zach Top released his debut country album, Cold Beer & Country Music, in April, the 27-year-old singer-songwriter was already seeing a groundswell of support from fans and his fellow artists. —

Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024 The past few years have seen a groundswell of concern from researchers about how race, a social construct not based in biology, is misused in biomedicine. —

Byjocelyn Kaiser, science.org, 30 Oct. 2024 That triumph, according to those who experienced it, also required a groundswell of focus and belief leading up to the defining moment. —

Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 26 Oct. 2024 Obama will boost Harris in Kalamazoo, a city in the western part of the critical state and an area where the VP’s campaign needs a groundswell of support from the Democratic Party base. —

Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for groundswell