upticks

noun

plural of uptick
as in increases
something added (as by growth) an uptick in sales over the last fiscal year

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Recent Examples of upticks Meanwhile, leaders see productivity upticks in various parts of their organizations but often have little understanding of the reasons for them or the costs behind them. — Ameya Kanitkar, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 The moving average convergence divergence histogram has registered consecutive upticks, reflecting a notable loss of long-term downside momentum. — Katie Stockton, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026 Friday saw the release of July’s jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, showing that the United States lost 23,000 jobs throughout the month after four months of upticks. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 7 Aug. 2026 Despite recent upticks in the amount of time men spend on unpaid household work, women still do significantly more. — Marianne Cooper, Time, 5 Aug. 2026 About 95% of the museum’s visitors are out-of-towners, and Hellerstein sees huge upticks of foot traffic during homestands at Coors Field, as well as during other notable local events that bring tourists to the city. — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 30 July 2026 Lamborghini, Skoda and the trucks unit reported upticks, and sales grew in the Americas and Europe. — ABC News, 10 July 2026 But whether those upticks are enough to pace Klint Kubiak’s offense is a primary concern going into training camp. — The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 30 June 2026 Minnesota saw flat or negative numbers from December through March, before upticks the past two months. — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for upticks
  1. increases
  2. boosts
  3. gains
  4. additions
Noun
  • The additional pension costs imposed by AB 1383 would leave cities with less money for staffing, salaries, and other public services or require significant tax increases.
    — Mariana Trujillo, Oc Register, 11 Aug. 2026
  • As Venus moves closer to Earth in its orbit, its apparent size increases, even as the illuminated portion shrinks.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of increases
Noun
  • That includes boosts from socialist Donavan McKinney, who is running for Michigan’s 13th District, and Will Lawrence, who cross-endorsed with el Sayed and is running for Michigan’s 7th District.
    — Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026
  • While the Big Data + Panel tide raised pretty much every boat in the sports-TV waters, the year-to-year boosts notched by the likes of the NBA, NFL and NHL were likely a one-time phenomenon.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of boosts
Noun
  • Those small weekly gains could be the difference between winning and losing mini-leagues.
    — Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • And today’s opportunity is to scale those gains thoughtfully, so these early pockets of progress deliver broader, more consistent impact along an end-to-end patient journey.
    — Jeff DiLullo, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of gains
Noun
  • Securing those additions, though, is secondary to the more pressing need to build and develop a strong starting XI, an area in which Carrick has made significant progress.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The additions of Sparling and Keller are part of Scorability’s investment across its engineering, operations and customer success teams.
    — Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of additions

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