onrush

noun

on·​rush ˈȯn-ˌrəsh How to pronounce onrush (audio)
ˈän-
Synonyms of onrushnext
1
: a rushing forward or onward
2
: onset
onrushing
ˈȯn-ˌrə-shiŋ How to pronounce onrush (audio)
ˈän-
adjective

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a sudden onrush of development in an area that was rural until very recently
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In theory, an onrush of investment in activities like chip manufacturing and data center construction could put upward pressure in general on consumer prices, unless the demand is offset by a new supply of goods and services. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026 But for all the concern about China’s advances in AI, the reality is that the country is racked by the same anxieties about the onrush of AI as the rest of the world. — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2026 The Bell Jar Tracing the tangle of a new job in New York City and the simultaneous onrush of clinical depression, The Bell Jar brings the interior world of central character Esther Greenwood into stunning relief. — Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026 But the government’s goal was to build confidence in the onrush of tomorrow. — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for onrush

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First Known Use

circa 1784, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of onrush was circa 1784

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“Onrush.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onrush. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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onrush

noun
on·​rush ˈȯn-ˌrəsh How to pronounce onrush (audio)
ˈän-
: a rushing forward or onward
onrushing
-iŋ How to pronounce onrush (audio)
adjective
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