upswing

noun

Definition of upswingnext
as in upturn

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Recent Examples of upswing The combination of the city’s purchase and the apartment project development could help fuel an upswing in vibrancy for San Jose’s sluggish downtown. — George Avalos, Mercury News, 15 June 2026 San Diego upswing San Diego County’s 11,900 permits in the past year were a 16% boost from 2021-25 and the highest since September 2025. — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 12 June 2026 Topline Web traffic for Claude is on a major upswing, apparently siphoning some traffic from competitor AI chatbots, as Anthropic prepares an initial public offering and releases a version of its powerful Mythos model to the public, albeit with safeguards. — Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 This chart from Daiwa Capital Markets shows that the job market now appears to be in an upswing. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 7 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for upswing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for upswing
  1. upturn
  2. upsurge
  3. upheaval
  4. thrust
  5. uptrend
  6. uplifting
Noun
  • The news came a day before Liz reported on Hong Kong’s beleaguered cinema market finally having an upturn, with overall box office revenues increasing by 25% thanks to a strong line-up of local and Hollywood releases.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 3 July 2026
  • Factory job cuts are running at the highest since 2009 if the pandemic is excluded, reflecting concerns over the sustainability of the recent upturn in demand alongside worries over the escalating cost of raw materials.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 24 June 2026
Definition of upturn
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  • But trading that against the potential benefit of many years of upsurge?
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 26 June 2026
  • Visiting New York shortly after September 11th, Habermas was alienated by an upsurge of patriotic blather and xenophobia.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Definition of upsurge
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  • The rebuild of the talent line-up comes after the upheaval at the program that has occurred since Bari Weiss joined CBS News as edtior in chief in October.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • That led to political upheaval in several nations, including the United Kingdom and France.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
Definition of upheaval
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  • This more powerful rocket will combine three Long March 10 first stage boosters—each reusable—together to generate more thrust at liftoff.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026
  • Nuclear fission offers the massive, sustained thrust required to reach the edge of our solar system.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
Definition of thrust
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  • As for risk management, use the breakout at the 200-week level as your support and use the current uptrend around $185 as your ultimate level to exit the trade as the pattern has failed.
    — Jay Woods, CNBC, 2 July 2026
Definition of uptrend
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  • While many praised his remarks for uplifting of immigrant communities at a time when they are increasingly being targeted by the federal government, others felt the musician had overlooked the history and experiences of Native Americans and Black Americans by not mentioning them.
    — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Definition of uplifting

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