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The Germans were taken completely by surprise, and gave way before the impetuous onrush.

Their red jersies flaming in the sun, they were like the onrush of a flaming prairie fire.

At the sight of their onrush Dorothy caught up the pouch she had dropped and started to retreat—too late!

She remembered everything now, and with this sudden onrush of memory of the past, came fuller consciousness of the present.

For a long time Italy maintained neutrality, but the onrush of conditions forced her into the war, also on the side of the Allies.

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On this page you'll find 31 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to onrush, such as: attack, avalanche, blitz, charge, dash, and deluge.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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