upsweeping

present participle of upsweep

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for upsweeping
Verb
  • In fact, rumors even indicate a funeral has already been planned and Prince William has taken on more duties in preparation for ascending the throne.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Sixteen years ago, food scientists in Brazil created a new system called Nova, which grouped foods into four ascending health categories based on processing.
    David A. Brenner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • There are trade-offs, of course—rising Obamacare premiums will harm people, too.
    Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Both consultants estimated that inflation in Caracas is currently running between 20% and 30% a month and is destined to keep rising as long as the bolivar depreciation continues.
    Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Britain ultimately lost not only because of Washington’s extraordinary tenacity in the war’s several mainland theaters, but also because the king’s men had to stage long sieges, wage desperate naval battles, and take mounting casualties on too many other fronts spread too far apart.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Republican leadership faces mounting pressure to address internal divisions, clarify the GOP's platform and offer policy alternatives for key issues like health care, the cost of living and economic insecurity.
    Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • As Arizona squeezes more money from its decreasing share of river water, freighting every drop with critical industries and a booming housing market, the price of water is bound to keep climbing.
    Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The series is already becoming an obsession among Apple TV subscribers, quickly climbing up the streamer's top TV charts.
    Allison DeGrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The amplitude of gravitational waves arising dense masses (black holes and/or neutron stars) inspiraling into a low-mass black hole’s event horizon is the greatest in the known Universe.
    Big Think, Big Think, 7 Nov. 2025
  • But, unlike Section 122, there’s no limit to the level or duration of tariffs arising from Section 301 investigations.
    Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Upsweeping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upsweeping. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.

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