onrush

noun

ˈȯn-ˌrəsh How to pronounce onrush (audio)
Definition of onrushnext
as in advance
forward movement in time or place a sudden onrush of development in an area that was rural until very recently

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Recent Examples of onrush True leadership in the 21st century's defining technology will depend less on the rapid unveiling of the next breakthrough than on preparing society to absorb, adapt to, and guide the onrush of change. — Arafat Kabir, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025 The joys of the past week; the Christmas presents, the Hanukkah latkes and the unity and faith of Kwanzaa can soon be merely memories that get lost in the onrush of time and life. — Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 30 Dec. 2024 Pure knowledge work is more likely to be disrupted by the onrush of AI technology than will be jobs that require manipulating objects in the real world. — Ray Ravaglia, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024 Ching may be somewhat narratively sidelined, but Mui’s final screen performance is a thing of aching delicacy and the movie’s stealth emotional weapon, marked by a restraint that gives way, in the end, to a cathartic onrush of tears. — Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 23 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for onrush
Recent Examples of Synonyms for onrush
  1. advance
  2. procession
  3. process
  4. progress
  5. progression
  6. advancement
Noun
  • In case of fire, the system could be used to create wet buffer areas, slowing the advance of flames and buying time until emergency services and air support arrive.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Members of Combs’ official fan club, The Bootleggers, will have advance access to advance tickets through a fan pre-sale.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of advance
Noun
  • Outside, processions of young men in 120-degree heat carry images of Khamenei.
    — Jane Arraf, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026
  • When King Edward died in 1910, Caesar was photographed walking behind the carriage carrying the coffin in the funeral procession.
    — Audrey Schmidt, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of procession
Noun
  • Then, the entire Soviet Union disintegrated, with all 15 republics breaking away, but in a peaceful process that Gorbachev hoped would lead to the creation of new democracies across Europe and Asia.
    — Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • During a californium-252 separation campaign in 2015, Delmau considered whether a different solvent extraction technique could eliminate a lengthy step in the process.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of process
Noun
  • Some of the landscaping group watched its progress from a tent near the South Farms barns, out of the hot summer sun.
    — Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The squad rebuild is still a work in progress until the summer window shuts on September 1.
    — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of progress
Noun
  • Workers are also falling ill younger and experiencing a more severe and rapid progression of the disease, according to an analysis of the state’s data published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • There’s also a three-level view distance option; Dave will also be able to fast travel to different NPCs in a specific section of the map, meaning progression is quicker.
    — Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of progression
Noun
  • Yet there’s been growing backlash over the technology’s rapid advancement and its influence on everything from jobs to cybersecurity, mental health, the economy and local communities.
    — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • This convergence will redefine industries, national security, scientific advancement, and day-to-day living.
    — Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of advancement

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“Onrush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/onrush. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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