UPTURNING Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

upturning

verb

present participle of upturn

as in rising

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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Global demand has also shrunk significantly with rising prices, helping to balance the oil market and get oil to the customers who need it.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
First, rising yields due to better nominal economic growth are typically tolerated more readily, since nominal GDP growth is a primary driver of corporate profits.

— Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

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That’s in line with modern baseball trends, with MLB front offices employing more sophisticated evaluation tools to monitor their ascending arms.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026
The fate of Duke, diagnosed with a life-threatening ascending aortic aneurysm, is ambiguous.

— Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of ascending

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Another shows someone climbing into a helicopter, stepping from a roof terrace, onto the landing gear and then into the cockpit, after appearing to take off their t-shirt to wave and attract the aircraft’s attention.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
Summer has been scorching across California, with temperatures climbing as high as 110 degrees in some parts of the state.

— Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of climbing

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And according to a European intelligence report this past June, Russian lenders are vulnerable due to soaring indebtedness and deteriorating loans.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026
Nvidia warned of higher prices for servers containing its AI chips as soaring memory costs strain the AI buildout.

— Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 23 Aug. 2026

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