upsweeping

verb

Definition of upsweepingnext
present participle of upsweep
as in ascending

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  1. ascending
  2. rising
  3. mounting
  4. climbing
  5. arising
Verb
  • Are the Himalayan moths, partial to cooler weather, ascending up the mountains as temperatures below steadily rise?
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Taylor Swift is ascending over Indianapolis — literally.
    Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of ascending
Verb
  • Bond yields have been rising in recent weeks following encouraging reports on inflation and the economy.
    Alex Veiga, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Obesity rates in children and adolescents have been rising for decades.
    Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of rising
Verb
  • While the company’s Q2 2024 results, published a little over a month ago, were better than expected, Li’s profitability and average selling prices per vehicle are seeing some pressure due to mounting competition.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The militant group continues to fire rockets into Israel in return and is mounting an effort to repel IDF forces from the steep hills of the south.
    Ruth Michaelson / Beirut, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of mounting
Verb
  • The robot was then trained to use these hooks for climbing via reinforcement learning.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The group posted photos of its mule team climbing mountain roads that had been split and washed away by the storm.
    NBC News, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of climbing
Verb
  • The decrease is attributed to issues arising from the migration to a new telehealth platform.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • This dispute raises separation of powers concerns arising from the president's ability to remove members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, or CPSC, an independent government agency that oversees the safety of consumer products from medicines to toys to clothing.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of arising
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