Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for upsweeping
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Seek roles in the ascending 30%—organizations centered on genuine customer value, where AI multiplies human potential.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026 -
Expose for the deep twilight sky colors and frame the three planets as a slanted cosmic ladder ascending over a crisp local silhouette — like a mountain ridge, a distant city skyline, or a line of pine trees.—
Jules-Pierre Malartre,
Space.com,
11 June 2026
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Councilman Bobby Wilson calls that way too high, especially with utility bills rising and the Pittsburgh Public School board proposing a tax increase of its own.—
Andy Sheehan,
CBS News,
9 Dec. 2025
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During that time, Stricklin zeroed in on two potential Billy Napier replacements — one of which was a rising SEC star who was also linked to other top job openings including Auburn and Penn State.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Dec. 2025
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But was that uprising really such a good idea?—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
18 Dec. 2025
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The move marked the first time since the 1992 Rodney King uprising that such a sweeping curfew had been enacted in Los Angeles.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2025
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The potential agreement comes at a time when Brightline, according to its outside auditor and financial analysts, is facing mounting financial challenges to avoid possible bankruptcy.—
Joshua Ceballos,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
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Brazil, facing mounting economic pressure from the United States, is fast-tracking a decade-old legislative proposal to block imports of goods made with forced, compulsory or child labor.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
16 June 2026
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While the image of the girl-villain, Samara, feral and wet, climbing out of a television, is the lingering horrifying image in our cultural imagination, Lisowski adeptly points to the more violent horrors of the story.—
Diana Arterian,
Literary Hub,
11 Dec. 2025
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Leadership development is changing fast, and the expectations for leaders are climbing even faster.—
Lavinia Mehedintu,
Big Think,
11 Dec. 2025
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Hochman’s pause, if granted, would apply only to the abuse cases stemming from juvenile halls, which make up the bulk of the lawsuits, and not the cases arising from foster care or the children’s shelter.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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The Justice Department needs the IRS’s sign-off in order to make good on its promise not to pursue any claims arising from tax returns filed before May 18, and that could be a sticking point.—
Marie Sapirie,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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“Upsweeping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upsweeping. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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