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as in increased
to make greater in size, amount, or number
climbing fuel prices have forced the delivery company to up its prices
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as in lifted
to move from a lower to a higher place or position
upped the catboat's sail
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as in climbed
to move or extend upward
the road constantly ups and downs as it makes its way over the hills
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Recent Examples of upped
The Mason Marchment injury on Thursday night only upped the team’s need for an addition.
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Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Analysts at Rosenblatt kept their buy recommendation on the stock and upped their price target to $200 from $150.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2026
Another Tutwiler layup, this one with 68 seconds left, upped the lead to 52-40 and began the Andover fans celebration.
—Matt Roy, Boston Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
Webtoon Entertainment has upped Yongsoo Kim to President, putting him at the helm of the Webcomics giant’s global operations.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2026
The Longhorns' 76-70 win upped their record to 18-11 and more importantly, a 9-7 mark in the SEC, which likely seals an at-large bid into March Madness with games remaining at Arkansas and at home against Oklahoma before the SEC Tournament.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 2 Mar. 2026
Florida Panthers star Aleksander Barkov upped his careerlong commitment to the Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital in Hollywood by giving $1 million toward its rehab center.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
Disney upped the price for the streaming platform's ad-free tier, while bundling plans with Hulu and ESPN, in September 2025.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
The reward was upped from $10,000.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 21 Feb. 2026
Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Analysts at Rosenblatt kept their buy recommendation on the stock and upped their price target to $200 from $150.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2026
Another Tutwiler layup, this one with 68 seconds left, upped the lead to 52-40 and began the Andover fans celebration.
—Matt Roy, Boston Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
Webtoon Entertainment has upped Yongsoo Kim to President, putting him at the helm of the Webcomics giant’s global operations.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2026
The Longhorns' 76-70 win upped their record to 18-11 and more importantly, a 9-7 mark in the SEC, which likely seals an at-large bid into March Madness with games remaining at Arkansas and at home against Oklahoma before the SEC Tournament.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 2 Mar. 2026
Florida Panthers star Aleksander Barkov upped his careerlong commitment to the Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital in Hollywood by giving $1 million toward its rehab center.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
Disney upped the price for the streaming platform's ad-free tier, while bundling plans with Hulu and ESPN, in September 2025.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
The reward was upped from $10,000.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 21 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for upped
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The Career Connections program allowing students to learn career skills and earn credentials, Skipper highlighted, started off with around 1,000 students four years ago and has now increased to over 4,000 students.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
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Before that, the rate had increased 56% over two years.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Pirovano's 100 race points lifted her atop the downhill standings, 36 ahead of Vonn who was pursuing a remarkable ninth career season-long downhill title at age 41.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2026
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More than 300 hopefuls all stretched, leaped, and lifted during the open tryouts inside Merritt Clubs Downtown Athletic Club— hoping to make the cut.—
Janay Reece,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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The price of Brent Crude, the world’s benchmark for crude oil, reportedly climbed to $120 a barrel for a period on Monday before later dropping to around $110.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Mar. 2026
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Futures on China’s 30-year and 10-year bonds dropped the most since late December on Monday, while corresponding cash yields climbed.—
Bloomberg News,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Last year, lawmakers boosted the annual amount allocated to the state’s film and TV tax credit program and expanded the criteria for eligible projects in an attempt to lure production back to California.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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While China’s economy expanded by 5% last year, the country has entered a fourth year of deflation amid real estate slump, weak consumer confidence and local government debt stress.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
5 Mar. 2026
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The family soon moved to the Southern California city of El Monte, where Joe McDonald was raised.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Gardner, who was born and raised in Detroit, totaled four points, five rebounds and two assists in 16 minutes against his hometown team.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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The market share of zero-emission vehicles among all light-duty vehicles sold rose from 12% in 2021 to 19% in 2022.—
Blanca Begert,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Saudi Aramco’s shares rose the most in more than two years as investors bet that the rise in oil prices could offset declines in exports, Bloomberg reported.—
Amena Bakr,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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Ahead of the results, Stifel analyst Brian Chin reiterated a buy rating on Micron stock and boosted his price target to $550 from $360.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
8 Mar. 2026
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Bell appears to have boosted his draft stock considerably at Indianapolis.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
8 Mar. 2026
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The time and attention to detail afforded it by Lord and Miller suggest that the directors are as susceptible as any of us to that amazement, elevated by the moving solemnity and celestial dimensions of Daniel Pemberton’s beautiful score.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Mar. 2026
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Energy producers in the Middle East are yet to resume production full-scale and shipping costs are likely to be elevated for a while.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Upped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upped. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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