PICKUPS Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

pickups

noun

plural of pickup

as in increases

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Recent Examples of pickups Kia Tasman Courtesy Kia Kia expects to sell 90,000 pickups a year in North America and claim 7% of the midsize pickup segment by 2034, according to Automotive News. — Michael Wayland, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026

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Russia's small and medium businesses already have been hit hard by tax increases, regulatory hurdles and, most recently, a fuel crisis from attacks on oil refineries.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Businesses without those controls may face exclusions, sublimits, premium increases or outright denials.

— Van Carlson, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of increases

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After all, the technology offers mind-boggling capabilities and the tools are readily available, so what prevents organizations from generating benefits whose value far exceeds productivity boosts—and far exceeds the costs of implementing AI?

— Jim DeLoach, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Why seasonal eating boosts nutrition Produce picked at the height of its natural season is harvested when nutrient levels are highest.

— Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of boosts

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As a result, mumps vaccination rates are low, and Japan has large outbreaks every three to five years.

— Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
The vast majority of cases have been in people who were unvaccinated, and outbreaks have spread in communities with lower vaccination rates.

— Grace Manthey, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of outbreaks

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Deadly fires, often linked to electrical faults or gas cylinder explosions, are common in India where investigators have frequently pointed to safety lapses and inadequate enforcement of fire regulations as contributing to recurring loss of life.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Swift was designed to study gamma-ray bursts, the most powerful explosions in the universe, which are triggered by cosmic events like the births of black holes and collisions between ultra-dense stars at the ends of their lives.

— Denise Chow, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of explosions

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It was safely escorted from the airspace after flares were deployed.

— Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Yet Fed officials are sharply split over their next steps and inflation could tick higher in the coming months, particularly if fighting in the Middle East flares.

— Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026

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