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as in upwards

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Recent Examples of up
Adverb
The report found that 40.4% of TV writers in the 2023-24 season were Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) — up from 32% three years earlier. Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 May 2025 The Last Of Us crept into third place, up from fifth the week prior, when Season 2 debuted. Katie Campione, Deadline, 22 May 2025
Adjective
The company has also eliminated the up charge for dairy-free alternatives, reintroduced condiment bars and ceramic mugs, and promised more comfortable seating and power outlets, but only for paying customers. Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2025 Facing similar pressures, Waffle House and Denny's recently imposed a surcharge for menu items containing eggs as opposed to a straight up price hike. Brian Evans, CNBC, 8 Mar. 2025
Verb
The aggressive official rhetoric surrounding President Yoon’s drug war also upped these incentives while lowering safeguards, experts say. Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2025 Delta Air Lines is upping the appeal of its most premium cabin with a fresh amenity kit and bedding, designed in partnership with Italian label Missoni. Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for up
Adjective
  • Certain foods, swallowed air, or sensitivity to specific ingredients, such as lactose in dairy products, can also cause increased stomach sounds unrelated to hunger.4 Is there a way to make stomach growling less noticeable?
    Lindsay Curtis, Health, 21 May 2025
  • One section of the bill would allow increased leasing of public lands for drilling, mining and logging while clearing the path for more development by speeding up government approvals.
    Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
Adjective
  • The back and front of a finished Legit Kits quilt, with the design’s guidance paper still attached.
    Megan Sauer Ryan Johnston, CNBC, 22 May 2025
  • The finished basement has a kitchenette, a windowed full bathroom and a washer/dryer.
    Heather Senison, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Adjective
  • Broncos fans became acquainted with Perine in 2023 as the veteran running back who turned into a favorite third-down target and a two-minute weapon for Russell Wilson.
    Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Research potential employers and become acquainted with their primary products, financial and commercial performance, values and business activities.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Listen to this article 2 min Tensions flared during Saturday's NCAA baseball game between Samford and Mercer. Samford outfielder Michael Gupton hit a two-run homer to increase the Bulldogs' lead over the Mercer Bears.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2025
  • In the past 12 months alone, revenue increased 8.1% from $372 billion to $400 billion.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Verb
  • However on Tuesday, Trump lifted a federal ban on the construction of a $5 billion wind farm off the coast of New York.
    Kate Plummer Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
  • The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle lifted off from a launch pad on the southeastern coast of India early Sunday, local time, with a radar reconnaissance satellite named EOS-09, or RISAT-1B.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 23 May 2025
Verb
  • This surge reflects growing investor confidence in NuScale’s distinctive position within the nuclear energy industry, propelled by rising electricity demand amid the AI boom and the swift progression of global electrification.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
  • But rising temperatures also appear to be making many species smaller.
    Benji Jones, Vox, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • These are some of nearly 70 environmental action items identified in the Project 2025 Tracker, of which 47 are already completed or in progress less than 150 days into President Trump’s second term.
    Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
  • Real progress likely depends on systemic change: bold regulations to limit plastic production, major investments in alternative materials, and the will to challenge an industry that has polluted our planet for decades.
    Aissa Dearing, JSTOR Daily, 22 May 2025
Adverb
  • With several third and fourth year players trending upward, Green Bay should be poised to make a move.
    Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
  • Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park Colorado The history of Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park goes back at least 60 million years, when a small area of land was forced upward, forming the Gunnison Uplift.
    Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 21 May 2025

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