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

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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
  • Against encroaching social upheavals, the sovereign was resolutely the center of a mercantilist universe.
    — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The underlying motivation for African policymakers is to untether their economies from commodity cycles and, by extension, the upheavals that come with them.
    — Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of upheavals
Noun
  • Great Danes, for example, generally don’t live as long as golden retrievers or pugs.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The pattern bucks what scientists see elsewhere in the animal kingdom and helps explain why Great Danes rarely outlive golden retrievers or pugs.
    — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of pugs
Verb
  • South Korea's strong economic growth has been driven largely by semiconductor exports as global demand for computing power rises with the AI boom.
    — Lim Hui Jie,Jenny Lee, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026
  • For those graduating from the École de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne (ECSCP), which was folded into the IFM in 2019 and focuses on fashion and couture craft and technique, the ratio rises to nearly 100 percent.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 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
  • The store is anchored by a central staircase with a wrought-iron banister that ascends sinuously to the second floor, where Kiton is introducing a more intimate space dedicated to customization and made-to-measure.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Finishing touches include a skylit stairwell that ascends to a rooftop deck offering open city skyline views, plus laundry facilities on both the basement and fourth levels.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 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
  • In the present, Matthew mounts his own investigation into the crime that tore his life apart, confronting old friends, revisiting broken relationships and interrogating the people who built the case against him.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Desperate, Kohlhaas mounts an armed uprising, which is quickly put down, and the story ends with his beheading.
    — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of mounts
Noun
  • Diaz’s main character sees the crash of 1929 coming and shorts the entire stock market, so that, when the economy collapses, his private fortune soars.
    — Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The military has struggled to adequately pay salaries as inflation soars and state budgets shrink.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
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