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Recent Examples of up-and-down
The Dallas Cowboys’ up-and-down season continued with the team’s 44-24 drubbing at the hands of the Denver Broncos on Sunday.
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Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2025
An up-and-down backside which included four bogeys left him with a 71 after the opening round.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Oct. 2025
Lozano has had an up-and-down season, limited to 22 starts (out of 34 MLS games) by nagging hamstring injuries, logging nine goals and 10 assists but growing visibly frustrated on the field with incessant fouling by opponents and tactical congestion.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
My sister and my niece have had a somewhat up-and-down relationship.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025
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Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2025
An up-and-down backside which included four bogeys left him with a 71 after the opening round.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Oct. 2025
Lozano has had an up-and-down season, limited to 22 starts (out of 34 MLS games) by nagging hamstring injuries, logging nine goals and 10 assists but growing visibly frustrated on the field with incessant fouling by opponents and tactical congestion.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
My sister and my niece have had a somewhat up-and-down relationship.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for up-and-down
vertical
Adjective
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The Axisymmetric Vectoring Exhaust Nozzle (AVEN) provides thrust vectoring capability for X-BAT’s vertical takeoff and landing maneuverability.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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Located in its app, the Watch tab now features a feed of vertical video stories, though they are editorially curated rather than algorithmically fed, at least for now.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Up-and-down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/up-and-down. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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