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
Sweet said the El Niños that prevailed from 2015 to 2016 and 2023 to 2024 were particularly strong and resulted in upticks in high tide flooding compared with previous years, which is something NOAA has been tracking and trying to better understand.
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Kane argues that state and local leaders must implement reforms to address the decline in academic achievement, like those whose literacy programs helped spark recent upticks in reading scores.
—Connor Greene, Time, 16 May 2026
Strategy , the largest bitcoin treasury company in the world, has seen a significant rebound over the past month associated with promising upticks in long-term indicators like the monthly MACD.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 11 May 2026
Local officials are hopeful the money can help prevent future upticks in land movement and, ideally, formalize a new pathway for additional federal funding to address the city’s ongoing hazards and worsening budget crisis.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Grades 6 through 12 showed more upticks.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Bisexuality was undergoing one of its periodic upticks.
—Jeffrey Eugenides, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026
There have been some more recent upticks in death numbers.
—Kaitlin Coward, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Roach and Uwazurike, in particular, will likely see upticks in their roles.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2026
Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Kane argues that state and local leaders must implement reforms to address the decline in academic achievement, like those whose literacy programs helped spark recent upticks in reading scores.
—Connor Greene, Time, 16 May 2026
Strategy , the largest bitcoin treasury company in the world, has seen a significant rebound over the past month associated with promising upticks in long-term indicators like the monthly MACD.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 11 May 2026
Local officials are hopeful the money can help prevent future upticks in land movement and, ideally, formalize a new pathway for additional federal funding to address the city’s ongoing hazards and worsening budget crisis.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Grades 6 through 12 showed more upticks.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Bisexuality was undergoing one of its periodic upticks.
—Jeffrey Eugenides, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026
There have been some more recent upticks in death numbers.
—Kaitlin Coward, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Roach and Uwazurike, in particular, will likely see upticks in their roles.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for upticks
Noun
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These increases are long overdue, considering the outstanding work Florida Department of Corrections does every day.—
John Koufos,
Sun Sentinel,
2 June 2026
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This suggests that enterprises are no longer satisfied with AI chatbots gently nudging increases in productivity.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Every small-market team would be initially guaranteed a minimum of $240 million in revenue every season (subject to requirements that funds be used to compete on the field) as well as other boosts such as draft picks and benefits for low-revenue teams active in free agency and other signings.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
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Collector's Editions that also offer in-game items and boosts blur the lines in these kinds of games.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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But violence has since roared back, in part because armed groups have taken advantage of peace negotiations with Petro’s government to make territorial gains.—
Megan Janetsky,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Summarizing documents, drafting emails, building slides has been the early harvest, and the productivity gains from these applications are real but also well understood and increasingly commoditized.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Noun
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New additions include Somni in West Hollywood, Addison by William Bradley in San Diego, and Sons and Daughters in San Francisco.—
Angela Osorio,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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That being said, Breslow confirmed that the Red Sox have explored making external additions to help the team.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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“Upticks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upticks. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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