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on the upswing

idiom

: getting better : improving
Business is on the upswing.

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Florida swooped in to claim him and his trajectory has been on the upswing ever since, including being a key piece to the Panthers winning consecutive Stanley Cups. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Nov. 2025 Participation could be on the upswing, though, as the company expands the markets in which people can place these bets. Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 19 Nov. 2025 But while prices of those pairs have waned, other brands like Asics, Hoka, New Balance, On and Salomon are on the upswing. Riley Jones, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2025 While on the upswing since this year’s tariff lows in early April, the rally in the S & P 500 has leveled out a bit since mid-July. Matthew J. Belvedere,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for on the upswing

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“On the upswing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20upswing. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

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