upturned; upturning; upturns
: to turn upward
: an upward turn especially toward better conditions or higher prices
an upturn in sales
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Verb
at this point the road upturns steeply, the trees become scarcer, and the valley unfolds before you
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Gina Chua, semafor.com, 5 June 2025
Fiction, meanwhile, can upturn such collective attitudes by conveying the specificity of actual working lives and workplaces, recognizing that even the most monotonous labor can shape the self.
—Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
Holly Shand, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2025
Yet next year, the hyperscalers’ capex ambitions are expected to deplete the sums devoted to share buybacks, to the point where Goldman Sachs is projecting a notable upturn in total shares outstanding for the S & P 500.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2025
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Verb
And that means that vibe coding — as with any technology that suddenly shifts a good from scarcity to plenty — has the potential to upturn much of the core calculus, thinking and economics that underpin how and what companies currently do and build.
—Gina Chua, semafor.com, 5 June 2025
Fiction, meanwhile, can upturn such collective attitudes by conveying the specificity of actual working lives and workplaces, recognizing that even the most monotonous labor can shape the self.
—Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
Liverpool’s upturn in form shows promise, with home games against Wolves and Leeds United next an excellent entry point.
—Holly Shand, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2025
Yet next year, the hyperscalers’ capex ambitions are expected to deplete the sums devoted to share buybacks, to the point where Goldman Sachs is projecting a notable upturn in total shares outstanding for the S & P 500.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2025
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“Upturn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upturn. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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