as in increases
something added (as by growth)
an uptick in sales over the last fiscal year
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Recent Examples of upticks
Kane argues that state and local leaders must implement reforms to address the decline in academic achievement, like those whose literacy programs helped spark recent upticks in reading scores.
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Connor Greene, Time, 16 May 2026
Strategy , the largest bitcoin treasury company in the world, has seen a significant rebound over the past month associated with promising upticks in long-term indicators like the monthly MACD.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 11 May 2026
Local officials are hopeful the money can help prevent future upticks in land movement and, ideally, formalize a new pathway for additional federal funding to address the city’s ongoing hazards and worsening budget crisis.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Grades 6 through 12 showed more upticks.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Bisexuality was undergoing one of its periodic upticks.
—Jeffrey Eugenides, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026
There have been some more recent upticks in death numbers.
—Kaitlin Coward, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Roach and Uwazurike, in particular, will likely see upticks in their roles.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2026
Prestige and mass notched respective upticks of 4 percent and 2 percent.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
Connor Greene, Time, 16 May 2026
Strategy , the largest bitcoin treasury company in the world, has seen a significant rebound over the past month associated with promising upticks in long-term indicators like the monthly MACD.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 11 May 2026
Local officials are hopeful the money can help prevent future upticks in land movement and, ideally, formalize a new pathway for additional federal funding to address the city’s ongoing hazards and worsening budget crisis.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Grades 6 through 12 showed more upticks.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Bisexuality was undergoing one of its periodic upticks.
—Jeffrey Eugenides, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026
There have been some more recent upticks in death numbers.
—Kaitlin Coward, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Roach and Uwazurike, in particular, will likely see upticks in their roles.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2026
Prestige and mass notched respective upticks of 4 percent and 2 percent.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for upticks
Noun
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Subsequent modeling studies found that the change will mean more infections, increases in liver cancers and deaths, as well as millions of dollars in healthcare costs.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
19 May 2026
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Chance of lightning increases as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is overhead.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 May 2026
Noun
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But that still left funding for some sizable boosts.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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Using stacks of hundreds to thousands of photos taken with his camera or telescope, McCarthy produces true-color images of the moon's near side, accentuated with saturation boosts that reveal brilliant shades of blue, red, green and brown that your eyes can't normally detect.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
11 May 2026
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Producer prices growth in April outpaced consumer price gains for the first time since July 2022, with OCBC's Xie suggesting companies will absorb a large part of the commodity shock rather than pass it fully to consumers.—
Anniek Bao,Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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Finally, on May 8th, the Virginia Supreme Court overturned the state’s redistricting referendum, reducing the Democrats’ potential gains from ten seats to six.—
Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The pair are the latest new additions to the second season of the FX series, alongside Tommy Lee Jones, Betty Gilpin, and Austin Amelio.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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Gasper is particularly thrilled about two newer additions to the club, veteran Willson Contreras and Carlos Narváez, who’s in his sophomore season.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
15 May 2026
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“Upticks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upticks. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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