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uptick

noun

ˈəp-ˌtik How to pronounce uptick (audio)
Definition of upticknext
as in increase
something added (as by growth) an uptick in sales over the last fiscal year

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Recent Examples of uptick York had a slight uptick in his scoring last season with 26 points (up from 17 in 2024-25), but that’s still lower than his career high of 30, set in 2023-24. — Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 First elected in 2020 in an upset race, Raman is running close to Bass in the Mayoral polls, and has seen an uptick as the campaign has kicked into post-summer high-gear. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026 Researchers found that the 6-point uptick held across many demographic, socioeconomic, and political groups. — Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026 The uptick in quality is largely connected to the box and the multidimensional chaos that peaked with the Jason-pocalypse that ended season one and has now spilled over into new worlds and new messes. — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for uptick
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uptick
  1. increase
  2. boost
  3. gain
  4. addition
  5. rise
Noun
  • After many farmers protested the increases, Lamont canceled the revaluation in January and assembled the working group to look into the issue.
    — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Fleek argues the rule could send more overstock and customer returns toward resale, though its report does not show that such an increase has happened yet.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of increase
Noun
  • Robust growth from artificial intelligence and other initiatives will give Microsoft a boost, according to Stifel.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Concerns about this recent deceleration aside, a slight quarter-to-quarter boost is obviously preferable to the bundle’s comparable loss of 953,000 customers between the first and second quarters of this year.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of boost
Noun
  • On the ensuing possession, Rickie Collins found Javon Rogers down the middle of the field for a 47-yard gain to the ASU 20.
    — Michael Harley, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The experiments were not designed to demonstrate ignition or fusion gain, but to isolate and test this core compression principle.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of gain
Noun
  • Been really pleased with him (as an) addition to our football program.
    — Michael Harley, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Raphie Shin and Daniel Lepore adopted a Cane Corso puppy almost two years ago, a welcome addition to the military family.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of addition
Noun
  • The elevated helium and argon signals were accompanied by no corresponding rise in nitrogen, which the study said provided evidence against atmospheric leakage being the sole explanation.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Indeed, Chinese customs data shows a sharp rise in imports of unprocessed platinum and palladium over the past five years, an approach in keeping with a playbook that involves importing raw materials for local processing.
    — Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of rise

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“Uptick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uptick. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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