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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Scharon Harding, WIRED, 1 Mar. 2024
And the aim of travel is to upturn those.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2023
Serenitie Wang, Cnbc, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2024
Much of the economic upturn is the result of exceptionally good leadership.
—Seth Kaplan, Foreign Affairs, 20 Aug. 2014
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Verb
The outage highlights how extensive people's reliance on technology has become and how an error based on something as trivial as a calendar date can upturn entire businesses and disrupt people's day.
—Scharon Harding, WIRED, 1 Mar. 2024
And the aim of travel is to upturn those.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2023
Noun
Read more ‘Golden era’ for Hong Kong retail is over as Chinese tourists continue to tighten their purse strings
Luxury shopping in China is declining, but the concert economy is experiencing a notable upturn — a trend that hasn’t escaped the attention of Hainan officials.
—Serenitie Wang, Cnbc, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2024
Much of the economic upturn is the result of exceptionally good leadership.
—Seth Kaplan, Foreign Affairs, 20 Aug. 2014
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“Upturn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upturn. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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