upturning

present participle of upturn

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Verb
  • The water system is in most urgent need of financial help, according to the IBA, largely due to the rising costs of buying water from the San Diego County Water Authority and the lack of regular rate hikes prior to 2023.
    Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Many in the state are already weathering crowded emergency rooms, rising air conditioning bills and vanishing opportunities to safely work or play outdoors.
    Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Janney joined The Diplomat in the show’s second season, playing Vice President Grace Penn — who (spoiler alert) will be ascending to the presidency following the death of President William Rayburn (Michael McKean) in the final moments of the season.
    Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The speculation spread online, leading some Christians to begin planning for the event, while others satirized about ascending into the sky.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The latest reading reveals that inflation has caught up with many items with the overall index climbing nearly 11% over the past two and a half years.
    Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Simple tasks like sitting on the couch, climbing into a car seat or getting down on the floor became difficult.
    Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The stock market clearly has been soaring to new heights, giving wealthier households more room to keep spending.
    Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Early the following year, rising interest rates and soaring inflation pushed investors out of risky securities and into safer assets like bonds.
    Samantha Subin, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Upturning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upturning. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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