upturned; upturning; upturns
: to turn upward
: an upward turn especially toward better conditions or higher prices
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Verb
at this point the road upturns steeply, the trees become scarcer, and the valley unfolds before you
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Gina Chua, semafor.com, 5 June 2025
Fiction, meanwhile, can upturn such collective attitudes by conveying the specificity of actual working lives and workplaces, recognizing that even the most monotonous labor can shape the self.
—Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Preceding the upturn, the ratio saw a significant downdraft in Q1 that resulted in a breakdown, indicating a bearish shift in XLK’s relative strength trend.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 12 May 2025
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Verb
And that means that vibe coding — as with any technology that suddenly shifts a good from scarcity to plenty — has the potential to upturn much of the core calculus, thinking and economics that underpin how and what companies currently do and build.
—Gina Chua, semafor.com, 5 June 2025
Fiction, meanwhile, can upturn such collective attitudes by conveying the specificity of actual working lives and workplaces, recognizing that even the most monotonous labor can shape the self.
—Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
Their upturn in form coincided with Luis Enrique altering Dembele’s role from right winger to centre-forward, with the Frenchman operating as a false nine.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Preceding the upturn, the ratio saw a significant downdraft in Q1 that resulted in a breakdown, indicating a bearish shift in XLK’s relative strength trend.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 12 May 2025
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“Upturn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upturn. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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