run-up

noun

Definition of run-upnext
1
as in countdown

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2
as in spike

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Recent Examples of run-up Indeed, some analysts previously told ABC News the current selloff owes primarily to a phenomenon called profit-taking, when traders sell off some of their shares to lock in returns after a prolonged run-up in price. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 17 July 2026 Using gold for the wrong reasons With all the run-up gold has seen in recent years, some retirees are simply buying gold for the wrong reasons, experts say. — Aly J Yale, CBS News, 13 July 2026 Mbappe did a stuttered run-up to the ball while observing Bounou at Gillette Stadium, probably in an attempt to let Bounou know that he’s being watched, so moving early to a side will be futile. — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 9 July 2026 With a two-month run-up to the awards, the cast and crew are going to be together some more. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for run-up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for run-up
  1. countdown
  2. spike
  3. preliminary
  4. jump
  5. overture
  6. continuation
  7. prelude
  8. upturn
Noun
  • Today marks exactly one year until millions of people experience one of the most anticipated astronomical events of modern times — and the countdown comes just 10 days before mainland Europe’s first total solar eclipse since 1999.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Efford said Georgia Tech has a countdown clock to its annual rivalry game with the Bulldogs.
    — Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of countdown
Noun
  • ExxonMobil and Chevron, the two biggest US oil companies, reported gangbusters profits on Friday driven by the spike in global oil prices unleashed by the US-Iran war.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
  • In September 2024, state economists attributed the drop in play to a decline in scratch-off sales as consumers faced inflationary pressures coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic period, which saw a spike in Lottery purchases.
    — Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
Definition of spike
Noun
  • But all of that was just the preliminaries for Grady Emerson.
    — John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026
  • The meet continues Thursday, a day consisting largely of women’s preliminaries, followed by men’s finals Friday and women’s finals Saturday.
    — Mike Wilson, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Definition of preliminary
Noun
  • Apple saw revenue jump 16% to pass $109 billion for its fiscal third quarter ended in June.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 30 July 2026
  • Later, Young tossed a jump-ball to wideout Brycen Tremayne in the end zone with cornerback Corey Thornton boxing him out.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 29 July 2026
Definition of jump
Noun
  • The Phillies, time and time again, have declined those overtures.
    — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 28 July 2026
  • North Korea has remained hostile to President Lee Jae Myung’s overtures despite his efforts to ease tensions, including suspending anti-Pyongyang loudspeaker broadcasts and taking steps to curb the launch of propaganda leaflets by activists.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 23 July 2026
Definition of overture
Noun
  • That continuation from one generation to another is part of what has allowed the festival to last.
    — Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The American Cancer Society notes that cervical cancer screening rates still haven't rebounded from lows hit during the COVID-19 pandemic, which is a continuation of a declining pattern for the past 20 years.
    — Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 30 July 2026
Definition of continuation
Noun
  • As much as Baker tried to keep his focus on Kent, however, many kept telling him that this visit was a prelude to his induction next summer.
    — Jose de Jesus Ortiz, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026
  • Mass casualties of disease were the prelude to mass casualties of chaos.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026
Definition of prelude
Noun
  • While Georgia Ports Authority is pleased at the upturn, all the economic and global uncertainty has led to guarded predictions for the future.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 29 July 2026
  • But, Goldman Sachs asks, is the upturn in IPOs a sign that the stock market is heading into a bubble?
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 24 July 2026
Definition of upturn

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