groundswell
Example Sentences
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Tuesday's service in Lisburn was arranged after the appeal triggered a groundswell of community compassion.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
The conservatorship was dissolved by a Los Angeles court in 2021, after a groundswell of public support to "Free Britney."
From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026
After Bangladesh and Nepal, there has been a groundswell of Gen Z protests globally, felling governments in Madagascar and Bulgaria and unnerving rulers from Morocco to Iran.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
Mamdani won a groundswell of support by promising bold and reasonable policies based on what the people told him.
From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2026
White Southerners could ignore the groundswell of discontent, but, especially following World War II, blacks were simply not going to tolerate a life separate from and unequal to the American mainstream.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
