as in increase
something added (as by growth)
an uptick in sales over the last fiscal year
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Recent Examples of uptick
The next year, there was an uptick in the number of Black med school students.
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Carly Mallenbaum, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
This year’s measurements mark a sharp uptick from a year ago, when the statewide average lagged at 38%.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
In March, Reagan National Airport had over 26,000 flights in and out scheduled – noting the uptick for the area’s highly popular cherry blossom season, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2025
The Islanders are interesting as there’s been an uptick in their crowd sizes since the November and January check-ins, but there’s still a year-over-year drop at UBS Arena.
—Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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Carly Mallenbaum, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
This year’s measurements mark a sharp uptick from a year ago, when the statewide average lagged at 38%.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
In March, Reagan National Airport had over 26,000 flights in and out scheduled – noting the uptick for the area’s highly popular cherry blossom season, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2025
The Islanders are interesting as there’s been an uptick in their crowd sizes since the November and January check-ins, but there’s still a year-over-year drop at UBS Arena.
—Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uptick
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The scale and timing of price increases will likely vary depending on whether a model or its parts originates in the U.S., as well as a manufacturer’s assessment of its customers’ capacity to absorb higher costs, some experts said.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2025
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While inflation has cooled considerably from its peak above 9% in June 2022, the Federal Reserve wants to drive the annual rate of price increases to 2%, a goal that remains elusive.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2025
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Bates’ investment got a boost Friday when the U.S. Space Force awarded SpaceX a $5.9 billion launch contract to send some of the Pentagon’s most sensitive satellites into space.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Finau's confidence may also get a boost from a recent hole-in-one at the Valero Texas Open, following another notable ace in the past.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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The agreement had required Iran to drastically reduce its uranium enrichment and stockpile levels in return for sanctions relief, which helped stabilize its economy before the U.S. exit reversed those gains.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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In a statement announcing one of these rollbacks, the EPA said that the U.S. has already made major gains in air quality, implying that these are enough.—
Zoë Schlanger,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2025
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Lulu’s Keep Things Classy Floral Button-Up Shirt In addition to Miller, Kelly Clarkson is another famous face who has reached for a blouse lately.—
Nicol Natale,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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In addition to lots of water, professional voice actors will also deploy various tongue twisters, vocal scales, and other exercises to wake up the vocal muscles and brain.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
3 Apr. 2025
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Logins And Passwords With the rise of agentic AI, many more of us will find ourselves using AI that’s capable of connecting to and using third-party services.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Biden offered parole and protected status to millions – on an unprecedented scale – infuriating many Americans who grew frustrated with the sharp rise in immigration.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Uptick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uptick. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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