groundswell

Noun

Meaning

(nautical, surfing) A broad undulation of the open ocean, often as the result of a distant disturbance.

(by extension) A broadly-based shifting of public opinion.

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A groundswell of Current Year outrage pointed out that Hamilton was, as everybody knows (at least since Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway musical), an immigrant Person of Color. Source: Internet

A military option might be advanced if a groundswell of popular support arose for Texas, certified with a congressional mandate. Source: Internet

At independence in 1960, there was a groundswell of euphoria and hope in the Nigerian project. Source: Internet

“But governing ANC alliance partner Cosatu, and other labour federations, are likely to reject this amid a groundswell of criticism of neoliberal austerity measures” – What’s the alternative Cosatu? Source: Internet

His victory has been followed by a major clampdown on press freedom amid the groundswell of protest. Source: Internet

It wasn’t until Election Day, when returns showed counties across Michigan, Georgia and the industrial Midwest leaning toward Joe Biden due to a groundswell of religious support, that the Trump campaign realized it had a problem. Source: Internet

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