The groundswell of support kept his campaign afloat.
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Groundswell
Synonyms for "groundswell"
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8 translations across 6 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- мъртво вълнение noun (broad undulation of the open ocean)
Finnish
2 entries- groundswell noun (broad undulation of the open ocean)
- perusmaininki noun (broad undulation of the open ocean)
French
1 entries- lame de fond noun (broad undulation of the open ocean)
German
2 entries- Grunddünung noun (broad undulation of the open ocean)
- Grundströmung noun (broad undulation of the open ocean)
Irish
1 entries- múisceán noun (broad undulation of the open ocean)
Russian
1 entries- нака́т noun (broad undulation of the open ocean)
Sample sentences
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An astonishing groundswell of support for the new Democratic frontrunner, Barack Obama, is threatening to sweep Hillary Clinton away in New Hampshire, which holds the first primary election of the 2008 presidential contest tomorrow.
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The 1987 book British Piers was written at a time when Britain's seaside resorts were perhaps at their lowest ebb, with a groundswell of support for rejuvenation and conservation just beginning.
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The public’s endorsement of the war lacks the patriotic groundswell that greeted the annexation of Crimea in 2014.
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