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upsweeping

verb

present participle of upsweep
as in ascending

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upsweeping
  1. ascending
  2. rising
  3. uprising
  4. mounting
  5. climbing
  6. arising
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  • Even—perhaps especially—for a Beltway outsider, ascending the American political ladder requires a tremendous amount of glad-handing and personal magnetism, if not charm.
    — Jonathan A. Czin, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Since the creation of the Elite Player Performance Plan (EPPP) in 2011, there have been four categories of academies, each requiring an ascending level of investment and support staff.
    — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of ascending
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  • If voters support it, the plan would cost Florida’s local governments about $31 million in the first year, rising to $32 million and then $34 million in the two years after.
    — Romy Ellenbogen Herald, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Whether the next Resmed Global Sleep Survey shows the 39% partner-disruption figure rising or falling.
    — Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of rising
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  • Hasina blames uprising on 'coordinated assault' Instead, Hasina on Wednesday blamed the violence on the protesters.
    — Shamim Chowdhury, NPR, 5 Aug. 2026
  • But was that uprising really such a good idea?
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2025
Definition of uprising
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  • The chaos prompted mounting calls for its chief executive Martin Rolfe to stand down.
    — Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Goldstein has faced mounting criticism of his management of the ambitious Kanal project, spanning 430,000 square feet, which relies heavily on dwindling public funding.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of mounting
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  • The stock gapped higher on that news, then kept climbing into the company's biggest investor event of the year.
    — Tony Zhang, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Intelligence is getting radically cheaper, but enterprise AI bills keep climbing anyway.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of climbing
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  • Mohammadi said Iranians are grappling with multiple crises arising from the war.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Kagan handles emergency matters arising from the 9th Circuit, which includes California.
    — Stepheny Price , Jasmine Baehr , Shannon Bream , Bill Mears, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of arising
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“Upsweeping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upsweeping. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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