upswing

noun

Definition of upswingnext
as in upturn

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Recent Examples of upswing The organization has been on a significant commercial upswing. — Nethumi Kannangara, Sportico.com, 8 July 2026 But ballooning costs aren’t the only factor contributing to the dramatic upswing in retail prices. — Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 29 June 2026 Overreliant Before the pandemic, there was a sense that Sacramento was on an upswing, said Fat, of the L Street restaurant. — Sacbee.com, 23 June 2026 With the men’s category already on the upswing, Father’s Day provided a significant boost in business to department and specialty stores across the country. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 22 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
  • While Georgia Ports Authority is pleased at the upturn, all the economic and global uncertainty has led to guarded predictions for the future.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 29 July 2026
  • But, Goldman Sachs asks, is the upturn in IPOs a sign that the stock market is heading into a bubble?
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 24 July 2026
Definition of upturn
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  • 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
  • But trading that against the potential benefit of many years of upsurge?
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of upsurge
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  • Evans’ historic eight terms as the first Black chief judge saw the county through reforms, changes and upheavals, including the elimination of cash bail and the COVID-19 pandemic.
    — Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
  • But after 48 hours of upheaval this week, the times — and in particular the calendar — are changing.
    — Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of upheaval
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  • Getting closer to a debut launch… The first stage of the Nova rocket is powered by seven Zenith engines, each with 100,000 pounds of thrust.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026
  • Each engine generates roughly 30,000 pounds of thrust with afterburner.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026
Definition of thrust
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  • The stock is in a near-term uptrend with a series of higher highs and higher lows.
    — Jay Woods, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026
  • But Suez transits had been in an uptrend by early July, as some carriers deployed select services back to the area.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 23 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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