upticks

plural of uptick

Example Sentences

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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
  • Mortgage rate increases also could weaken housing demand and push prices lower.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Disease progresses, physiology deconditions, and clinical complexity increases.
    — Alexandra Kharazi, Forbes.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Negative ion technology seals cuticles and boosts shine for a silky, frizz-free finish.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
  • These could be things like odds boosts, bonus bets, or even deposit matches.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The productivity is real, the margin improvement is real and the speed gains are real, and every company should capture them.
    — Sumeet Salwan, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Restitution is an order to pay back the criminal’s gains to the victims of the crime.
    — Caren Morrison, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • No fall decorating project is complete without a few inherently autumnal additions.
    — Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The additions are notable for a fair that, not long ago, was looking to fill booths.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

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“Upticks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upticks. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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