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Recent Examples of uptick As sports-betting apps have spread, there has been a definite uptick in public gambling scandals involving athletes. Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2025 This week, a big payroll processing company reported an uptick in October hiring, for example. NPR, 7 Nov. 2025 The event organizing website reported seeing a 92% increase in sober-curious gatherings and a nearly 500% uptick in clubbing events and daytime dance parties at coffee shops in the first half of 2025, compared to the same period of 2024. Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025 Levchin said categories such as ticketing and travel have seen an uptick in interest, and consumer shopping remains strong. Samantha Subin,chris Eudaily, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for uptick
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uptick
Noun
  • Chance of lightning increases as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is overhead.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Hopper saw a 40% increase in air travelers, adding its Disruption Assistance feature – which allows users to instantly rebook if their flight is delayed or canceled, or get a refund – overnight following the DOT’s announcement.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The return of that duo would provide a huge boost for an offense that looked overmatched in its last matchup against a contender, a 24-9 Week 7 loss in Detroit.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
  • For customers upgrading from DSL or cable, Brightspeed Fiber offers a major boost in reliability and upload speeds without the complexity of traditional service agreements.
    Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • At the time, some human rights experts voiced concerns that his presidency risked backsliding on the democratic gains made since Suharto’s authoritarian regime.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Awards tied to market cap gains are paired with operational achievements.
    Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 11 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • In addition, Blaze Pizza will donate $1 from every pizza sold that day to Folds of Honor, which provides educational scholarships to military families.
    Cheryl V. Jackson, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Nov. 2025
  • In addition to the players mentioned above, Max Muncy is also getting up there in age for Los Angeles.
    Drew VonScio, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Activists there leveraged this wholly unanticipated outcome to accelerate the rise of an organized antislavery campaign after 1783.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
  • But, amid the rise of the penny press in the 1830s, publishers sought to bring news to the masses.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 7 Nov. 2025

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“Uptick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uptick. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.

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