upsweeps 1 of 2

noun

plural of upsweep
1
as in upheavals

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as in French twists

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upsweeps

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of upsweep
as in rises

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upsweeps
  1. upheavals
  2. pugs
  3. rises
  4. upsurges
  5. ascends
  6. thrusts
  7. mounts
  8. soars
Noun
  • The cyclical reality awaiting ‘naive capital’ Allianz is far from the only insurer to have prospered through recent upheavals.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 3 July 2026
  • Not every government will experience Ethiopia’s dramatic upheavals.
    — Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of upheavals
Noun
  • Short-muzzle breeds like pugs and bull dogs are at higher risk of heat stroke, as are older dogs, overweight dogs and dogs with medical conditions, according to Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine.
    — Eva Flowe June 22, Charlotte Observer, 22 June 2026
  • Soon my entire feed was pugs and poodles and beagles and portmanteau blends with absurd names like golden doodle and cavapoo.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
Definition of pugs
Verb
  • Hot air loaded with smoke and moisture then rises rapidly from the flames.
    — Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
  • Fauci also documented security threats to him and his family as his profile rises.
    — Sony Salzman, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Definition of rises
Noun
  • These extra-institutional mass upsurges have posed the greatest challenges to the Hindu nationalist political order helmed by Modi.
    — Asim Ali, Time, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of upsurges
Verb
  • Rather than turning around here, join the adjacent Rimrock Trail, which ascends above the canyon and offers scenic views, then returns you to your starting point.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2026
  • The trail to the summit ascends the mountain’s south ridge.
    — John Meyer, Denver Post, 26 May 2026
Definition of ascends
Noun
  • His sister administered back thrusts and, eventually, an abdominal thrust formerly called the Heimlich maneuver.
    — Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
Definition of thrusts
Verb
  • The nearly two-decade-old case has resurfaced as Patty mounts a Republican campaign for Missouri’s 5th Congressional District, which includes Kansas City.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
  • At the rear, bullet-style LED indicators double as brake and tail lights, allowing a logoed blanking plate to clean up the tail section where a central tail lamp normally mounts.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 July 2026
Definition of mounts
Noun
  • The same smash soars to new high points on both of Billboard’s worldwide songs lists.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • As the United States celebrates its 250th birthday this Fourth of July, one national symbol soars above the rest.
    — Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 19 June 2026
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