upturned

verb

past tense of upturn
as in rose
to move or extend upward at this point the road upturns steeply, the trees become scarcer, and the valley unfolds before you

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upturned
  1. rose
  2. climbed
  3. ascended
  4. soared
  5. lifted
  6. mounted
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
Definition of rose
Verb
  • After pulling into their campsite well after nightfall, the couple climbed into bed, wondering what and who surrounded them.
    — Sarah Silbiger, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • Eventually, the sea lion climbed over the wall and the video cut.
    — Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2026
Definition of climbed
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
Definition of ascended
Verb
  • Shell’s latest quarterly profits soared to their second-highest levels in the company’s history as the US-Iran war caused a surge in global oil prices.
    — Salma Arafa, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
  • Fortinet — The cybersecurity stock soared 12% as strong second-quarter billings helped the company to outpace analyst estimates.
    — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 30 July 2026
Definition of soared
Verb
  • For example, experts estimate that some 2 million buildings in Florida will need to be lifted to avoid frequent flood damage, but so far, little has happened, and federal grants are being delayed.
    — Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • Trend-right product across the portfolio lifted Steve Madden‘s second quarter earnings, and things are looking up for the rest of the year.
    — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 30 July 2026
Definition of lifted
Verb
  • When the stage was ready, the musicians mounted it for sound check, and Jim Marshall snapped photos.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026
  • Farah's 75-year-old father, Hanna, missed seeing his home so much that Mazen mounted a photo of it on a stone plaque.
    — Jane Arraf, NPR, 26 July 2026
Definition of mounted
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