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
So, what’s driving the upticks?
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent upticks in mortgage troubles are somewhat expected.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 15 Aug. 2025
Nationwide, there were small declines in 2015 and 2016, slight upticks in 2019 and 2020; a sharp drop of 32% in 2021 followed by three years of significant increases.
—Claretta Bellamy, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2025
There really is not a super clear causal link between greater use of social media and upticks in anxiety and depression among teens.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 19 Dec. 2024
Advertisement Despite the modest upticks in inflation last month, the Federal Reserve is poised to cut its benchmark interest rate next week for a third consecutive time.
—Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Stores like Target, Walmart, Kohl's, Best Buy, Macy's and more tend to see huge upticks in crowds, which can cause checkout lines to balloon and make shopping annoying.
—Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 27 Nov. 2024
Meanwhile, city leaders continue to promise more cameras in response to crime upticks or large-scale public events, without offering evidence that more surveillance will bring more safety.
—Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2024
The styles with the most notable upticks include the Hermès Sellier Birkin, which saw a 52 percent year-over-year increase—reaching a 250 percent value retention.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent upticks in mortgage troubles are somewhat expected.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 15 Aug. 2025
Nationwide, there were small declines in 2015 and 2016, slight upticks in 2019 and 2020; a sharp drop of 32% in 2021 followed by three years of significant increases.
—Claretta Bellamy, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2025
There really is not a super clear causal link between greater use of social media and upticks in anxiety and depression among teens.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 19 Dec. 2024
Advertisement Despite the modest upticks in inflation last month, the Federal Reserve is poised to cut its benchmark interest rate next week for a third consecutive time.
—Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Stores like Target, Walmart, Kohl's, Best Buy, Macy's and more tend to see huge upticks in crowds, which can cause checkout lines to balloon and make shopping annoying.
—Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 27 Nov. 2024
Meanwhile, city leaders continue to promise more cameras in response to crime upticks or large-scale public events, without offering evidence that more surveillance will bring more safety.
—Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2024
The styles with the most notable upticks include the Hermès Sellier Birkin, which saw a 52 percent year-over-year increase—reaching a 250 percent value retention.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for upticks
Noun
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Chance of lightning increases as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is overhead.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Sep. 2025
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The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That earns you in-game skill points and stat boosts.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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For example, what are the sales tools or marketing tools AI has enabled that didn’t exist last year or two years ago but are creating massive boosts in productivity?—
Sage Lazzaro,
Fortune,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This is the classic Jevons Paradox where efficiency gains make technology cheaper to use, which drives more use overall.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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With rapid improvements in large language models (LLMs) and machine learning, this promise is unprecedented productivity and innovation gains.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Texas successfully signed a new map into law that adds five GOP seats to the congressional delegation, and California aims to offset those additions with five new Democratic seats of its own.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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The manager was said to have been broken by the loss, and understandably wanted new additions to his squad ahead of the 2021-22 season.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Upticks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upticks. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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