upping

verb

Definition of uppingnext
present participle of up
1
as in increasing
to make greater in size, amount, or number climbing fuel prices have forced the delivery company to up its prices

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2
as in lifting
to move from a lower to a higher place or position upped the catboat's sail

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3
as in rising
to move or extend upward the road constantly ups and downs as it makes its way over the hills

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upping
  1. increasing
  2. lifting
  3. rising
  4. expanding
  5. raising
  6. climbing
  7. elevating
  8. ascending
Verb
  • Add vitamin K Vitamin D is involved in bone metabolism, notably by increasing intestinal absorption of calcium, and indirectly of phosphorus.
    Mélanie Defouilloy, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Furthermore, by increasing employee sentiment and utilization, vacancies and vacancy times are reduced, which ultimately improves the profitability of these spaces.
    Ryan Masiello, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of increasing
Verb
  • Emotional pain is a bit like lifting a bulky, heavy table.
    Kevin Kruse, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • But a number of countries—the United States, Israel, the United Arab Emirates—were even thinking about lifting sanctions if Assad.
    John Feffer, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of lifting
Verb
  • Digitalization Is Not Really Optional Anymore With rising expectations around sustainability and resource management, sticking with old systems can put any business at risk of falling behind.
    Evan J. Schwartz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The jury for European Shooting Stars, the program that promotes rising actors from Europe, has revealed its 2025 lineup.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of rising
Verb
  • The global live music market is expanding at a rate of 17% annually, and is projected to grow by another $36 billion by 2028, according to a recent report from market research firm Technavio.
    Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • As much time as the audience spends on the main characters’ dialogue, the camera also lingers on everything from the various settings of a rapidly expanding Macondo to the loaves of bread and soups in Úrsula’s kitchen.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of expanding
Verb
  • About 32% of owners reported raising compensation, up a point from October.
    Lucia Mutikani, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Harris has come under fire for losing her campaign despite raising more than $1 billion.
    Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of raising
Verb
  • Success today goes beyond honing technical skills or climbing the corporate ladder.
    Cindy Chia, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Bitcoin has suddenly rocketed higher, climbing back over $100,000 per bitcoin as FOMO sweeps Wall Street.
    Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of climbing
Verb
  • With a mission of not changing but elevating, Rich ensured Alexandra Foods’ values, quality, and recipes remained the same, continuing Mark and Alexandra's legacy of authentic culinary craft.
    Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Its GPUs power breakthroughs across sectors from healthcare to finance, elevating the company to the world's most valuable by market capitalization in 2025.
    Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of elevating
Verb
  • Packers ascending tight end Tucker Kraft echoed those thoughts.
    Rob Reischel, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • There’s a genuine confidence that’s ascending proportionally with the upscaling of the audience size.
    Leah Lu, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of ascending
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