upticks

plural of uptick

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Recent Examples of upticks With inflation expected to worsen as a result, even the small upticks in the latest data carry outsized weight for the Fed. Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026 Josh Downs and Keenan Allen would get slight upticks, but not tier-breaking jumps. Jake Ciely, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Intermediate-term downside momentum is also easing, reflected by consecutive upticks in the weekly MACD histogram. Katie Stockton, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for upticks
Noun
  • As velocity increases, clear priorities, aligned teams, measurable results and predictable processes are critical.
    George Couris, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • If approved, the increases would take effect when the new six-story, 5,537-space parking garage opens, according to a county staff report.
    Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Underdog has no loyalty program, but users can receive promotional tokens, discounts or multiplier boosts instead of bonus bets.
    OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2026
  • Sullivan saw that his ratings suffered as his competition enjoyed boosts from featuring the young singer.
    Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • But advocates for people in poverty warned that the gains might be short-lived.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Final Thoughts​ Ambient AI scribes are already delivering real reductions in administrative burden and measurable gains in clinician experience.
    Pat Williams, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Franchise veterans Courteney Cox, Mason Gooding, and Jasmin Savoy Brown return, while Anna Camp, Ethan Embry, and Mckenna Grace are among the notable new additions.
    Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Despite the additions of forwards Savio and Omar Marmoush, Mudryk was signed to bolster the depth at left wing, after missing out on Iliman Ndiaye, who joined Manchester City from Everton on deadline day.
    Elias Burke, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

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“Upticks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upticks. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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