tailwind
noun
tail·wind
ˈtāl-ˌwind 
plural tailwinds
1
: a wind having the same general direction as a course of movement (as of an aircraft)
2
: a force or influence that advances progress toward an improved condition
… the strengthening housing market should be providing tailwinds for home improvement retailers.—
Katherine Peralta
Katherine PeraltaMedicare reform is a thorny problem even when the political tailwinds are favorable.—Russ Wiles
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Should Uber Technologies stock resume its uptrend, analyst adjustments to the upside could provide tailwinds.
—Schaeffer's Investment Research, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Analysts, who took the stock to a buy-equivalent rating from market perform, argued that artificial intelligence is a net tailwind for the Google Search business.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 27 June 2025
For the test voyage, Kaifu et al. selected the Ryukyus strait between Taiwan and Yonaguni Island, where there are no effective tailwinds, the Kuroshio current flows northward, and the target island is not visible for more than the first half of the voyage, limiting its usefulness for navigation.
—ArsTechnica, 26 June 2025
He’s also shown his potential in the 100m too, breaking the 10-second barrier twice in one day in April, only for those times to also be etched out because of a tailwind.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 25 June 2025
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Schaeffer's Investment Research, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Analysts, who took the stock to a buy-equivalent rating from market perform, argued that artificial intelligence is a net tailwind for the Google Search business.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 27 June 2025
For the test voyage, Kaifu et al. selected the Ryukyus strait between Taiwan and Yonaguni Island, where there are no effective tailwinds, the Kuroshio current flows northward, and the target island is not visible for more than the first half of the voyage, limiting its usefulness for navigation.
—ArsTechnica, 26 June 2025
He’s also shown his potential in the 100m too, breaking the 10-second barrier twice in one day in April, only for those times to also be etched out because of a tailwind.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 25 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for tailwind
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“Tailwind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tailwind. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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