as in climbed
to move or extend upward
an upthrusting seamount
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Water levels climbed into minor flood stage on Sunday afternoon in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and shut down Route 40 and Route 30 in both directions in and out of the city.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025 -
As of August, completed, but unsold housing inventory had climbed to 762 million square meters, up from 753 million square meters in December 2024, S&P said.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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Al-Sudani, who rose to power after that upheaval, insisted his government had taken tangible steps to restore public trust, such as economic progress and political stability.—
Emma Graham,
CNBC,
15 Oct. 2025
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Odinga first rose to prominence as a political activist fighting against the one-party rule of President Daniel arap Moi in the 1980s.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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With star wide receiver CeeDee Lamb sidelined with a high-ankle sprain for the last three games, Dallas Cowboys newcomer George Pickens has ascended to the top of the team's leaderboard in receiving.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Daredevil, aka the blind lawyer Matt Murdock, faced off against Vincent D’Onofrio’s Wilson Fisk, aka the Kingpin, who ascended to mayor of New York City.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2025
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The rapid escalation of trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies has sunk stocks, rattling investors and industries by igniting fears of a repeat of the tit-for-tat tariff battle in spring, when levies on Chinese and American imports soared to around 145% and 120% respectively.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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Hooters reaches for the sky Hooters girls soared at 30,000 feet in the early 2000s.—
Peter Burke,
FOXNews.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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All mandatory evacuations were lifted Sunday, but low-lying areas and residences along the river remain on pre-evacuation orders.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
13 Oct. 2025
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So when the moratorium was lifted, a wave of eviction notices followed.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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The extra half-liter of displacement allowed the mill to bump output up 30 hp to 247 hp, which took nearly a second off its zero-to-60-mph time and upped its top speed to 162 mph.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
16 Oct. 2025
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Hollywood Markets upped its discounts at its soon-to-close Troy location.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Upthrusted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upthrusted. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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