as in to rise
to move or extend upward
at this point the road upturns steeply, the trees become scarcer, and the valley unfolds before you
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as in upswing
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Recent Examples of upturn
Sean McLain, WSJ, 18 Mar. 2022
Hundreds of residents have shown up at local government meetings, voicing concerns that the plant will upturn their daily lives and harm the local water supply.
—J. Scott Trubey, ajc, 22 Feb. 2022
Holly Shand, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
The upturn came despite investor disappointment over the Federal Reserve’s conservative approach to rate cuts.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 19 Dec. 2024
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Verb
Volkswagen AG Chief Executive Herbert Diess said Tuesday that the war in Ukraine threatened to upturn the company’s projections for this year.
—Sean McLain, WSJ, 18 Mar. 2022
Hundreds of residents have shown up at local government meetings, voicing concerns that the plant will upturn their daily lives and harm the local water supply.
—J. Scott Trubey, ajc, 22 Feb. 2022
Noun
His purple patch has contributed to an upturn in form for Manchester City, who are unbeaten in their last five league games, scoring a league-leading 15 goals.
—Holly Shand, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
The upturn came despite investor disappointment over the Federal Reserve’s conservative approach to rate cuts.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upturn
Verb
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With inflation high and interest rates rising, the outlook is bleak for many Americans.—
Francisco Velasquez,
Quartz,
28 Feb. 2025
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The personal savings rate also spiked higher, rising to 4.6%.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2025
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Despite the upswing, initial claims have remained fairly steady in recent months and below historical averages.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN,
5 Dec. 2024
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There are also a ton of teams in the Eastern Conference — Columbus, Ottawa and Montreal among them — who appear to be on a durable upswing given the volume of young talent littered across those rosters.—
Thomas Drance,
The Athletic,
1 Feb. 2025
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And with Nikola Vucevic, Patrick Williams and Ayo Dosunmu now sidelined, the rookie’s usage rate should continue to climb.—
Eric Wong,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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That tune, which once climbed all the way to No. 3, is back at No. 34.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Jessie Montgomery, Carlos Simon, Huang Ruo, and other nonwhite composers benefitted from an upsurge of performances.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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In the 1890s, amid the convulsive changes of the industrial era and an upsurge in labor conflict and farmers’ political organizing, nearly four million African Americans were stripped of their voting rights.—
Suzanne Mettler,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Aug. 2020
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Karl Leitz Japan’s Firefly Squid Is Embraced by Chefs Stateside Editors’ Picks Image Each spring, hotaru ika, or firefly squid, ascend to the surface of western Japan’s Toyama Bay to spawn, setting the water aglow with pinpricks of electric blue light.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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My sense is that many within the organization want to get something done with Stafford but are also thinking about the ascending young group of players, including some with early contract extensions coming due over the next two years.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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The film was shot over a period of three years and is told from the perspective of Indy — a loyal, everyday dog thrust into extraordinary circumstances, and the only one who can see the forces that haunt us.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2025
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The four forces that act on aircraft in flight are weight; lift, provided by the wings; thrust, provided by the engines; and drag, caused by air resistance.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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Bitcoin and crypto have soared since the election of U.S. president Donald Trump (though the rally has lost momentum, potentially signalling a serious stock market crash).—
Billy Bambrough,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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Before the injury, Shiffrin was off to a soaring start to the season.—
Zack Pierce,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
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The annual Conservative Political Action Conference is mere days away, with this year’s event starting a few weeks after President Donald Trump’s inauguration and ensuing massive upheaval of the U.S. government.—
Asher Notheis,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
17 Feb. 2025
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Both countries are also locked in political upheavals that stand to slow any responses.—
BYJason Ma,
Fortune,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Upturn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upturn. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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