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upturns 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of upturn
as in rises
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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upturns

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noun

plural of upturn
as in upheavals

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  1. rises
  2. upheavals
  3. climbs
  4. thrusts
  5. ascends
  6. upsurges
  7. ups
  8. soars
Verb
  • When everyone is doing something amazing, what rises to the tippy-top?
    — Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • If the confidence shifts, if the adoption patterns change, if concern rises, that will matter.
    — Andy Schachtel, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of rises
Noun
  • The causes were many, but the upheavals of the post-9/11 world supplied powerful fuel.
    — Ayman M. Mohyeldin, Vanity Fair, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The landscape stayed quiet for a while, until a series of upheavals in the American League West.
    — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of upheavals
Verb
  • Alvarado stumbles, Kennedale climbs Alvarado has been a dominant Class 4A power in recent years.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The cost of electricity climbs, your AC runs nonstop and your budget takes the hit.
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of climbs
Noun
  • His sister administered back thrusts and, eventually, an abdominal thrust formerly called the Heimlich maneuver.
    — Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
Definition of thrusts
Verb
  • Washington’s offensive line poses too many questions even if Daniels ascends.
    — Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • When a bird ascends during a migratory flight, a barometric geolocator records a steep drop in air pressure, capturing the timing of departure and arrival for every stop along a bird’s migration route.
    — Stephanie Szarmach, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of ascends
Noun
  • These extra-institutional mass upsurges have posed the greatest challenges to the Hindu nationalist political order helmed by Modi.
    — Asim Ali, Time, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of upsurges
Verb
  • The comeback ups Mars’s count to three simultaneous appearances on the main albums ranking.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • This month marks the second release of this partnership, and this new whisky, also aged for 16 years, ups the maturation program to a total of five different cask types.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of ups
Verb
  • Now, don’t be surprised if Biird soon soars into the upper stratosphere of Irish music.
    — Dan Kelly August 30, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026
  • But Parton leaves a legacy that soars above all all the songs and movies, all the delightful banter with talk-show hosts and all the beneficiaries of her boundless generosity.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of soars
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“Upturns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upturns. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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