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 water level rose and fell daily, the cycles gradually shifting over the course of the month.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The father-daughter pair embraced as Verlander started to cry, and the crowd quickly rose to their feet for a standing ovation.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of rose
Verb
  • There aren’t many places in London where a king once climbed upstairs to gaze at the stars.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Muse has already climbed to the top of the app charts since launching earlier this month, and Meta is now integrating it across its hardware and Family of Apps to create more ways to use — and eventually monetize — the technology.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of climbed
Verb
  • Swift ascended the stage in her dazzling Tamara Ralph fall/winter 2026 couture gown to give her remarks and express gratitude for the trailblazer who came before her.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 28 Sep. 2026
  • After the rescue team had constructed the highline ropes with the Norwegian reeve, Pasek ascended it with Rachelle.
    — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of ascended
Verb
  • Business also soared with ticket revenue up more than 25% and an annual sponsorship bump of $26 million, thanks to new pacts with Xfinity and Bank of America, as well as multiple extensions.
    — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The incomplete updates leave the city’s taxpayers with less information than promised on matters such as who is winning business — and the attendant jobs and profits — from contracts that soared to $687 million in value last year.
    — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of soared
Verb
  • Scenes look lifted from a storybook — over the years Descanso’s La Cañada Flintridge grounds have featured a horse and buggy with a pumpkin at the helm, a pumpkin sea monster and a larger-than-life multicolored Día de los Muertos ofrenda.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • New York Sports Betting Laws and Timeline After the US Supreme Court lifted the federal ban on sports betting, New York opened the first retail locations in July 2019.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of lifted
Verb
  • The rest are mounted on the walls and show the bug in places like Battambang and the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, at a restaurant, in a classroom, on a boat and a bridge.
    — Siran Babayan, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The cameras mounted by Flock and two major competitors, Rekor and Axon, are only small pieces of the technological net that gathers data on movements, consumer habits, employment and other things, most of it collected privately.
    — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of mounted
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