UPTHRUSTING Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

upthrusting

verb

present participle of upthrust

as in rising

to move or extend upward an upthrusting seamount

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Noah Seelam | Afp | Getty Images Fund outflows and a rising energy bill are expected to keep putting pressure on India's rupee, even as the central bank works to slow depreciation.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
John Fogerty, rising singer-songwriter Emma Ogier, and others are slated to open on select dates.

— Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026

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With prices climbing faster than paychecks, small changes to everyday spending can help stretch your budget.

— Dan Avery, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
Go plays Park Hyun-tae, an executive director in Chronic Motors’ Seoul office who has come back from the company’s European headquarters after climbing the corporate ladder at a young age.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026

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There’s All-WNBA guard Allisha Gray’s quest for a title and Golden State’s Gabby Williams’ ascending stardom.

— Micahya Costen, AJC.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Peter Nagy, an artist who became a star of the East Village in 1980s New York before ascending as one of India’s leading art dealers in the 1990s, has died at 67.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

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Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz, for example, sent oil prices soaring, delivering a windfall to Russia and prompting Washington to temporarily ease restrictions on Russian oil exports.

— Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2026
Fears of that conflict and others sent energy prices soaring even higher.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

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