UPSWEEPING Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

upsweeping

verb

present participle of upsweep

as in ascending

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Maxey has also become one of the NBA’s best guards, and Edgecombe is still ascending.

— Tony Jones, New York Times, 2 July 2026
An autopsy later determined the cause of Grant’s shocking death, at just 49 years old, to be a ruptured ascending aortic aneurysm.

— Sam McDowell July 1, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026

Definition of ascending

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And each time another first-time climber reaches the top, the applause rising from the rocks below suggests that, little by little, that community is growing.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 July 2026
Practices are seeing rising amputations, and hospitalizations are surging.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2026

Definition of rising

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The leader of the Reform UK party – which is topping most UK opinion polls – resigned as a member of parliament for Clacton-on-Sea, his constituency in southeast England, on Tuesday, amid mounting controversy over undeclared financial donations.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 9 July 2026
The ruling is a significant win for Bolloré, whose influence over France’s media landscape has drawn mounting scrutiny in recent years through assets linked to CNews, Europe 1, the Journal du Dimanche and the Hachette publishing house.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 8 July 2026

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Demand is climbing, with Electron flying a record 21 missions in 2025 at 100% success, up from 16 the year before.

— Charlotte Kiang, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
Park in shade when possible, use a windshield sunshade, and when climbing back into a hot car, turn the air conditioning on with recirculation off.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of climbing

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For leadership teams worldwide, this requires striking a careful balance between responding to immediate disruption and seizing arising opportunities to bolster growth.

— Anna Marks, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
The painting has undergone extensive restoration, removing overpainting by other hands and revealing imagery that, experts say, may have articulated a message of religious tolerance in a moment of social tensions arising partly from a refugee crisis.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 26 June 2026

Definition of arising

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