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
Colin Millar, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Low prices are the cure for low prices, and that’ll be the case here, as farmers plant less corn and wheat in favor of something else, such as cotton, creating a supply shortfall—and setting the stage for the next price upturn.
—Brett Owens, Forbes, 25 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
Harris returned to Millwall in February with the club just one point above the relegation zone and oversaw an upturn in results that saw the club finish 13th in 2023-24.
—Colin Millar, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Low prices are the cure for low prices, and that’ll be the case here, as farmers plant less corn and wheat in favor of something else, such as cotton, creating a supply shortfall—and setting the stage for the next price upturn.
—Brett Owens, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
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About 5% of males have complete ED at age 40, and this percentage rises to 30-40% in males 80 or older.2 Given this prevalence and the effect ED can have on quality of life, proper diagnosis is critical.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
23 Jan. 2025
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Finding the perfect rose to become Martha’s namesake was difficult according to Hahn, who visited various fields and looked at dozens of contenders.—
Jessica Jordan,
CNN,
23 Jan. 2025
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Despite all of that controversy, Hegseth’s prospects for confirmation have been on an upswing for weeks.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
14 Jan. 2025
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The company’s refinance volume rose in the quarter to $13.3 billion, up from $6.5 billion in the previous quarter, portending an upswing in momentum in the refinance market, even with higher interest rates on the table.—
Alena Botros,
Fortune,
20 Nov. 2024
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Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index added almost 1%, while Korea’s Kospi index ticked down around 0.1% as the country’s wholesale inflation rate for December climbed 1.7% on an annual basis.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2025
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And then the next Ravens team will have to try and climb the mountain all over again and rewrite a different ending.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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His commercial peak coincided with an upsurge in celebrity interest and devaluation.—
Emma Madden,
Vulture,
8 Jan. 2025
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Three years later, the outbreak continues — the number of new infections so far this year is 10 times the full 12-month totals recorded in some years before the upsurge.—
Kff Health News,
Orange County Register,
13 Nov. 2024
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The Wolves could choose to merely refine their roster, or maintain the status quo and allow the current pieces more time to mesh in the hopes things click and the team ascends to new heights by season’s end.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
24 Jan. 2025
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Yet, when she was first elected, female leaders had ascended across state politics.—
Jennifer Berry Hawes,
ProPublica,
22 Jan. 2025
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Dalot has deputised in the role so far but is naturally a full-back and lacks some of the attacking thrust which made Amorim’s wing-backs such an integral part of his system at Sporting CP.—
David Ornstein,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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The gargantuan rocket blasted off from SpaceX's Boca Chica, Texas, manufacturing and flight test facility on the Gulf Coast at 5:37 p.m. Eastern Time, firing up 33 methane-burning Raptor engines generating up to 16 million pounds of thrust.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
17 Jan. 2025
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Many say falling birth rates are due to the soaring cost of living, as well as the growing number of women going into the workforce and seeking higher education.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune Asia,
17 Jan. 2025
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During the pandemic, the soaring cost of essentials like food, fuel and rent only deepened the country's widespread precarity — a gnawing sense of financial insecurity that has left tens of millions of Americans vulnerable to job losses, medical problems and even modest economic dips.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
17 Jan. 2025
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Read: The GoFundMe fires In moments of tragedy or upheaval, not all Angelenos can take their freedom of mobility for granted, in part because of how Southern California infrastructure has developed over the past century.—
Hannah Giorgis,
The Atlantic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Ten years later, the music industry would experience upheaval of its own, with the internet beginning its ascent as the primary source for music consumption, soon cratering sales of recorded music amidst the rise of online file sharing and streaming.—
Jim Ryan,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Upturn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upturn. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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