upthrusting

verb

present participle of upthrust
as in rising
to move or extend upward an upthrusting seamount

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  1. rising
  2. climbing
  3. ascending
  4. soaring
Verb
  • Highs are forecast to cool to 89 on Sunday, 85 on Monday and 88 on Tuesday before rising to 90 on Wednesday, 94 on Thursday and 92 on Friday, the forecast showed.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Both Florida and Denmark are facing rising sea levels due a warmer global climate, which causes glaciers to melt and seawater to expand.
    — Zoey Thomas, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of rising
Verb
  • Markets barely registered the announcement, with yields dropping before climbing back up.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026
  • But Brent resumed climbing as conflict persisted, topping $100 per barrel again in July before wavering and then hitting that mark again late Tuesday.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of climbing
Verb
  • Just like that, a team that won the Super Bowl while still ascending heard its first thump of the new season.
    — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The late monarch reigned for 35 years, after ascending the throne in 1991 following his own father’s death.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of ascending
Verb
  • The Myles Garrett acquisition and a reigning MVP at quarterback have expectations soaring in La-La Land.
    — Adam Coleman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Over the next three decades, soaring demand for the fruit transformed Michoacán state into the center of global avocado production — and catapulted a generation of people like Pancho from poverty into the middle class.
    — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of soaring
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