Definition of upturn
: to turn upward
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at this point the road upturns steeply, the trees become scarcer, and the valley unfolds before you
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Arizona scored three times in the inning and created enough distance to capture this series and leave the Dodgers' process upturned.
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The temperance movement is upturned by drinking songs and free beer passed out by the dandy minions.
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When upturned, what is normally an M for McDonald's becomes a W for women.
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As Vallhonrat tells it, craft beer makers aren’t looking to upturn the system.
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Let the rich mould around Wagners parapets be upturned, and there will be found an Eloquent answer.
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The key issue at hand is whether the high court will upturn its 25-year-old ruling that prohibits the collection of taxes from online sales.
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The National Flood Insurance Program shapes how communities develop, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency and other agencies provide resources for those whose lives are upturned by natural disasters.
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In repose, the expression on its face is serene enough to be unsettling—perhaps because of its deep-set black eyes; its thin, pursed lips, ever so slightly upturned at the corners; and its gentle, barely perceptible brow.
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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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As the clubs have broken away for the international break, United have enjoyed a slight upturn in form in recent weeks.
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Despite the upturn in Europe, Heineken said low- and no-alcohol sales around the world fell slightly, to 6.1 million hectoliters from 6.2 million last year.
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During Trump's first year, the new Brookings data show, the smaller places at the core of the contemporary Republican coalition showed a marked economic upturn.
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Tom Barnett, city finance director, said the city earned more than $5 million in the account over the last year due to an upturn in the financial markets.
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If Friday's jobs report continues to show low unemployment, home loan rates could take an even bigger upturn.
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The young manager has overseen a dramatic upturn in Hoffenheim's form, leading them to a fourth placed finish in the Bundesliga last season after finishing 15th the previous term.
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And the longer the current upturn continues, the more Americans will identify it with the 45th president rather than the 44th.
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And as The Verge notes, the timing of it all suggests that there's a direct connection: as of 1:30PM ET on Wednesday, Snapchat stock sat at $19.02, which represented an upturn from the previous day.
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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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