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Recent Examples of upwelling
This sinking process causes hotter material to rise in its place, creating a thermal upwelling.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 26 Nov. 2025
But last week saw an observable upwelling of anxiety, reflecting a break of the preceding low-volatility climb and some possible pent-up selling from historically elevated equity allocations.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025
When upwelling is curtailed by winds or other factors, surface water temperatures can soar.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
And seabed curtains could divert warm water toward other glaciers, the paper argues, or disrupt the upwelling of nutrients that feed phytoplankton—a crucial food for many other species.
—Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2025
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 26 Nov. 2025
But last week saw an observable upwelling of anxiety, reflecting a break of the preceding low-volatility climb and some possible pent-up selling from historically elevated equity allocations.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025
When upwelling is curtailed by winds or other factors, surface water temperatures can soar.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
And seabed curtains could divert warm water toward other glaciers, the paper argues, or disrupt the upwelling of nutrients that feed phytoplankton—a crucial food for many other species.
—Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upwelling
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These days, the upsurge in streaming television and its hunger for content has made books an even more ubiquitous source of intellectual property for the small screen.—
Gary Goldstein,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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So it's been an upsurge in violence over the last couple of weeks, which is really unprecedented for us.—
Gabrielle Emanuel,
NPR,
6 June 2026
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Yet at a time of perpetual upheaval in Hollywood, the unflashy Meledandri has created and shaped one of Hollywood’s most consistent blockbuster-making operations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 June 2026
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Earth-impacting shrapnel from those primordial upheavals may have helped seed our planet with the precursors for life, delivering water and organic compounds from the dark, icy depths of the outer solar system.—
Lee Billings,
Scientific American,
18 June 2026
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And that heady thrust is available across a much wider powerband.—
Lawrence Ulrich,
Robb Report,
12 June 2026
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The effects of the pandemic thrust the Catalans into a financial crisis which almost destroyed them as a club.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Peterson might rival Keyonte George for his role, and George is due a big payday with a potential contract extension after his massive upturn in Year 3.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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The breakout is supported by positive momentum, with the weekly MACD showing a decisive upturn.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
15 June 2026
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Shares of Apple ended Monday’s session down nearly 2%, bucking the broader market’s uptrend.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
9 June 2026
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Unveiled on May 12, the Labor Department’s Consumer Price Index report showed inflation rising a huge 0.6% in April, continuing a major uptrend that started with March’s reading of 0.9%.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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While many praised his remarks for uplifting of immigrant communities at a time when they are increasingly being targeted by the federal government, others felt the musician had overlooked the history and experiences of Native Americans and Black Americans by not mentioning them.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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The combination of the city’s purchase and the apartment project development could help fuel an upswing in vibrancy for San Jose’s sluggish downtown.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
15 June 2026
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San Diego upswing San Diego County’s 11,900 permits in the past year were a 16% boost from 2021-25 and the highest since September 2025.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
12 June 2026
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Yes, the scientific phenomenon that allows something to float or sink, also known as upthrust.—
Molly Longman,
refinery29.com,
9 July 2020
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From an upthrust of land in the Shawangunk Mountains, Alfred looked down at Lake Mohonk and was smitten.—
Karl Zimmermann,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Aug. 2019
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“Upwelling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upwelling. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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