uptrends

noun

plural of uptrend
as in upswings

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  1. upheavals
  2. thrusts
  3. upsurges
Noun
  • The causes were many, but the upheavals of the post-9/11 world supplied powerful fuel.
    — Ayman M. Mohyeldin, Vanity Fair, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The landscape stayed quiet for a while, until a series of upheavals in the American League West.
    — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of upheavals
Noun
  • His sister administered back thrusts and, eventually, an abdominal thrust formerly called the Heimlich maneuver.
    — Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
Definition of thrusts
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  • These extra-institutional mass upsurges have posed the greatest challenges to the Hindu nationalist political order helmed by Modi.
    — Asim Ali, Time, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of upsurges
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