UPSWEEPING Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

upsweeping

verb

present participle of upsweep

as in ascending

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That’s in line with modern baseball trends, with MLB front offices employing more sophisticated evaluation tools to monitor their ascending arms.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026
The fate of Duke, diagnosed with a life-threatening ascending aortic aneurysm, is ambiguous.

— Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of ascending

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Global demand has also shrunk significantly with rising prices, helping to balance the oil market and get oil to the customers who need it.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
First, rising yields due to better nominal economic growth are typically tolerated more readily, since nominal GDP growth is a primary driver of corporate profits.

— Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of rising

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This week, during the same appeal hearing, prosecutors are mounting a separate argument that her prison sentence of 33 years with no parole isn’t long enough.

— Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Evidence is mounting that artificial intelligence is helping the richest people and cities pull further ahead.

— Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of mounting

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But data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention puts the test positivity rate for the week ending August 8 above 3% for the first time since March, with numbers climbing in every state.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
The numbers are vast and climbing again but during the countdown to another season, beginning on Friday night, there has been another timely marker to illustrate the rapid financial growth of the Premier League and its elite.

— Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of climbing

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Criticizing the problems of inflation and issues arising from the war is not consistent with the slogans of some.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 21 Aug. 2026
Paramount argues that the states and the Writers Guild of America — which has filed its own antitrust suit — should be required to post a bond to cover its losses arising from the delay in the event that the deal is ultimately approved.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026

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