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Definition of upturn
transitive verb
1 : to turn up or over
2 : to direct upward
intransitive verb
: to turn upward
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Examples of upturn in a Sentence
at this point the road upturns steeply, the trees become scarcer, and the valley unfolds before you
Recent Examples of upturn from the Web
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Its bigger legacy came in upturning commerce and community one app at a time.
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The scorpion can be seen dangling upturned from the spider's sticky web, wriggling its body and struggling to gain freedom.
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Pews upturned, wheelchairs tossed about, hymnals strewn and even a keyboard destroyed.
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However some economists and analysts see a July 1st deadline as unrealistic, raising the possibility that less than 10 months after demonetization, India’s economy could again be upturned as businesses struggle to comply with the new tax code.
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In some homes ISIS sniper nests were intact, their bulwarks of cooking-gas canisters and upturned credenzas and on-end mattresses still crammed between door jambs.
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On the final two holes, though, his round upturned like an old umbrella in a stiff breeze.
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That has accelerated in recent years as the Iraq war and the Arab Spring uprisings upturned the regional order and gave both nations new ways to extend their reach.
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First Known Use of upturn
1567
Definition of upturn
: an upward turn especially toward better conditions or higher prices
Recent Examples of upturn from the Web
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The upturn was particularly strong in France and Italy, but German business confidence (as measured by the respected Ifo think-tank) hit an all-time high in June.
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Investors focused on the positives instead, such as healthy profits, a global economic upturn and the longest period of market calm in nearly 25 years.
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There is also the subdued outlook for oil, which has traded below $50 a barrel since last week, and the temporary feel of the recent growth upturn.
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Shane Kelly knew the pace of an upturn on the block was quickening when Little River opened and then Bob Ramen.
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Thanks to an upturn in the last few minutes of trading, the Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 2.84 points, or 0.1 percent, to 2,391.17.
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The Baltic Dry Index measure of dry bulk shipping rates reached a 28-month high this week, suggesting demand is on the upturn and could stay there unless commodity markets become oversupplied.
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Many people have refinanced mortgages during the last few years while rates have been historically low, and with the upturn, fewer will be able to cut a percent or even a half of a percent from their interest rate.
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That temporary upturn is unlikely to last, economists said.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'upturn'. Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
First Known Use of upturn
1864
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Definition of upturn for Students
upturned
;upturning
: to turn upward or up or over
Definition of upturn for Students
: an upward turning (as toward better conditions)
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