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 That effect is amplified with coins issued by high-profile celebrities, which tend to attract an onrush of investors at release. — Joel Khalili, Wired News, 21 Aug. 2025 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 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
  • If this wasn't enough, Salesforce on Wednesday announced a new product integration with Claude chatbot maker Anthropic, the very startup whose rapid technological advances this year fanned much of those AI disruption fears.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The way Aschenbrener explained it, advances in AI would soon enable humanity to unlock unlimited resources and colonize distant planets.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of advance
Noun
  • Focus and Blur A procession of gifts and drinks arrive at the reception.
    — Rebecca Suhrawardi, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • In one photograph in particular, attorney Inez Milholland Boissevain led the procession astride a white horse.
    — Giorgia Olivieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of procession
Noun
  • What the article does not show is that this process is what high-performing firms use, or that firms which use it then outperform.
    — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • To comply, states would have to retool their processes for printing and mailing ballots, a potentially expensive process that might be difficult to achieve quickly.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of process
Noun
  • Big picture The league and the union are meeting regularly on various topics, but their disagreement on core economics — whether to move to a cap system — leaves little room for progress on the major issues.
    — Evan Drellich, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Its work-in-progress was also one of five titles at the 2025 prestigious and highly selective Annecy Animation Showcase at the Cannes Festival’s Marché du Film.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of progress
Noun
  • During an episode of The Osbournes Podcast in 2024, Ozzy shared a blunt update on the progression of the project.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026
  • This provides a ton of flexibility for progression, and feels extremely rewarding for painting units together – and directly ties into that narrative sense of camaraderie that builds as well.
    — Hayes Madsen, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of progression
Noun
  • One specific area that is actively being explored is the potential of using bacteriophages, which are originally viral in nature, in conjunction with advancements in AI to help detect, track and destroy resistant bacteria forms.
    — Dr. Sai Balasubramanian, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The advanced weapon features AV’s 20kW-class LOCUST LWS integrated on the General Motors Defense Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) platform–a significant advancement in mobile, frontline C-UAS capabilities.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of advancement

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“Onrush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/onrush. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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