upturned

past tense of upturn

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for upturned
Verb
  • The positivity rate rose to 21% among employees who underwent random hair testing, according to the company’s annual Drug Testing Index.
    A.J. Herrington, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Shares in chipmakers Samsung and TSMC in particular saw big gains from comparative lows, as investors bet that semiconductor demand would continue; tech-heavy benchmarks in South Korea, Taiwan, and China all rose.
    Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 21 July 2026
Verb
  • Ivar laid out Axiom with a spin kick and climbed to the top rope.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • But the lack of central air-conditioning has still left the office sweltering as temperatures climbed toward triple digits.
    Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • One of the children, a boy wrapped only in a towel, fled the riverbank in a panic and ascended to the road as the adults were drowning.
    ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
  • For more than a decade, Miller steadily ascended in the niche world of NFL Draft media.
    Alex Andrejev, New York Times, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • Seoul — The AI gold rush is minting new fortunes, but the ex-wife of one of South Korea’s biggest tech titans has failed to win a greater share of his wealth as his company’s stock price has soared.
    Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
  • Temperatures soared to 90 degrees at Disneyland on Thursday as inland Orange County remained under a severe heat advisory, according to the National Weather Service.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 24 July 2026
Verb
  • The value of Iran’s oil revenue in dollars peaked by one-and-a-half times from April through July compared to the same period last year, according to Iranian media, after the US temporarily lifted crippling sanctions.
    Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
  • That led to most Canadian provinces banning the sale of American booze as of March 2025 (only Alberta and Saskatchewan have lifted their bans).
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • They’re called haptic halo wheels and they’re mounted on the steering wheel.
    Greg Migliore, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Stocks of India's largest private lender HDFC Bank, along with those of Axis Bank, fell nearly 5% on Monday as concerns mounted over their weak net interest margins.
    Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 20 July 2026
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“Upturned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upturned. Accessed 24 Jul. 2026.

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