groundswell
noun
ground·swell
ˈgrau̇nd-ˌswel 
1
usually ground swell
: a broad deep undulation of the ocean caused by an often distant gale or seismic disturbance
2
: 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.
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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
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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
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“Groundswell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/groundswell. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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