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
Katie Stockton, CNBC, 12 May 2025
Their upturn in form coincided with Luis Enrique altering Dembele’s role from right winger to centre-forward, with the Frenchman operating as a false nine.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2023
The fate of the platform remains uncertain, but one thing is clear: banning it would upturn fundamental principles of democracy.
—Nicholas Thompson, Wired, 1 Aug. 2020
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Verb
The latest upturn in the ratio of XLK to the SPX reflects outperformance while the market has rebounded.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 12 May 2025
Their upturn in form coincided with Luis Enrique altering Dembele’s role from right winger to centre-forward, with the Frenchman operating as a false nine.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Noun
And the aim of travel is to upturn those.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2023
The fate of the platform remains uncertain, but one thing is clear: banning it would upturn fundamental principles of democracy.
—Nicholas Thompson, Wired, 1 Aug. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upturn
Verb
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The two battled underneath the stage, and Cena brilliantly rose up on the elevator shaft carrying Cody Rhodes.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Vanguard expects value stocks to rise by 5.8% to 7.8% a year over the next decade.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
3 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The returns represented an upswing from the previous year.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
16 July 2025
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Fish ride upswing into All-Star break: Marlins enter All-Star break on a 13-6 run that has lifted them from the NL East cellar to third place after Saturday’s 6-0 win in Baltimore on a gem by impossibly named pitcher Janson Junk.—
Greg Cote
July 13,
Miami Herald,
13 July 2025
Verb
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The digital asset suffered this retracement after rising more than 60% in value, climbing from less than $2,400 earlier in July.—
Charles Lloyd Bovaird II,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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Stablecoin payments by consumers directly to businesses are also on the rise, climbing to over $300 million a month early this year from just $50 million in early 2023.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Much more worrying is the broader upsurge in vaccine rejection, which threatens to introduce community spread of measles into the wider population.—
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,
Twin Cities,
16 July 2025
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But so far, there hasn't been an upsurge in lead poisoning cases threatening to overwhelm the Health Department.—
Alison Dirr,
jsonline.com,
14 July 2025
Verb
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Shein ascended rapidly, becoming the top e-commerce fashion retailer in many Western markets, with a business model rooted in rapid trend analysis and turnover, as well as on-demand manufacturing.—
Drew Bernstein,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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A couple of nameless climbers are ascending El Capitan when a woman’s corpse falls from the summit, nearly sending all three plummeting to the ground and definitely prompting vertigo in sensitive viewers, even if it’s clearly done primarily with CG or compositing (like a lot of elements here).—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
17 July 2025
Noun
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Howell-Baptiste anchors the film with a thrillingly nuanced performance, seamlessly transitioning from a character that’s expected to be seen and not heard into someone who has the spotlight thrust upon them at the most inopportune moment.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
31 July 2025
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The back panel incorporates a carbon fiber skeleton to help everything stay stiff and secure against the thrust.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
28 July 2025
Verb
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Despite this, Rocket Lab's stock price has soared for most of 2025, further confirming that near-term profits aren't everything for investors.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
28 July 2025
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Alphabet’s cloud revenue soared by 31.7% year-over-year, with improving operating margins.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
27 July 2025
Noun
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Given the massive upheaval in Bieber’s life and business affairs, a brand new team around him, and his longest-ever wait in between records, industry insiders watched closely last week, wondering how Bieber would fare in the most-consequential era of his career to date.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
23 July 2025
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The Dignity Act comes in the wake of that upheaval.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
22 July 2025
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“Upturn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upturn. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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