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upside

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preposition

as in upon

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Recent Examples of upside
Noun
The recent struggles could be a sign that the upside has been priced in, with some investors now looking to sell in the event of positive news. Jesse Pound, CNBC, 4 June 2025 Although streamers grabbing talent from YouTube is hardly new, the size and frequency of such deals are growing — as is their upside: Ms. Rachel, MrBeast, and Hinchcliffe have all scored massive hits for their new platforms. Josef Adalian, Vulture, 2 June 2025
Preposition
Louisville City slapped the New England Revolution upside the head 2-1. San Antonio Express-News, 6 June 2018 Then, astonishingly, in the open court, after a whistle blew, Heat guard Goran Dragic cuffed Simmons upside the head after Simmons stole the ball from him, and after Simmons already had been fouled by him. Marcus Hayes, Philly.com, 24 Apr. 2018 See All Example Sentences for upside
Recent Examples of Synonyms for upside
Noun
  • The average analyst price target also signals more than 5% downside.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 4 June 2025
  • That represents more than 65% downside from current levels.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Preposition
  • All of which meant Anderson tucked and rolled upon hitting the ground — and executed two perfect somersaults that carried her over the finish line.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 3 June 2025
  • Written on them is the oath that the researchers took upon becoming civil servants, according to one IFPTE member who asked not to be named.
    Joanna Thompson, Space.com, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • With two on and two outs after a leadoff walk and an Aaron Judge double, Buehler tried to execute a below-the-zone knuckle curve.
    Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 7 June 2025
  • The driver sped away, police said, but crashed at South Belt Line Road and Wheat Hill Drive after failing to negotiate a curve.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 June 2025
Preposition
  • Her guiding principle, the high-low mix, is in full effect: Henry Louis Gates, Jr., on Hillary Clinton; Daphne Merkin on S & M. There are portraits by Annie Leibovitz and a meditation on Princess Diana.
    Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 15 June 2025
  • Hailey was actually based on Haley from One Tree Hill.
    Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 15 June 2025
Noun
  • Real estate and homebuilding industries have historically resisted broad disclosure mandates, but recent flooding events have prompted a shift toward supporting more transparency.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 June 2025
  • Meanwhile, population shifts to the South and away from blue states such as California and New York have forced Democrats to figure out how to win elsewhere to keep up electorally.
    Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 8 June 2025
Preposition
  • Born in New England and inspired by French cuisine, Nicholas Elmi won against fan favorite Nina Compton in the New Orleans season final.
    Kate Hogan, People.com, 13 June 2025
  • The hearing took place against a backdrop of ongoing tensions in Los Angeles, where Trump has deployed 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines, a move that legal experts said was highly unusual and based on laws that could be interpreted in different ways.
    Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • Or is that all part of a deeper trick, a wilder swing?
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 June 2025
  • Seven elevated components, all accessible by ramp, oversee the entire terrain and a large sled-like bench swing is designed for both children and their caregivers and large enough to welcome wheelchairs.
    Phil Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025
Noun
  • Things took a futuristic turn as Taylor and her dancers turned into robots.
    Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 10 June 2025
  • This, in turn, provoked police to wade into the crowd, beating people with nightsticks.
    Andrew R. Chow, Time, 10 June 2025

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“Upside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upside. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.

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