upswing

noun

Definition of upswingnext
as in upturn

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Recent Examples of upswing With the men’s category already on the upswing, Father’s Day provided a significant boost in business to department and specialty stores across the country. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 22 June 2026 San Diego upswing San Diego County’s 11,900 permits in the past year were a 16% boost from 2021-25 and the highest since September 2025. — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 12 June 2026 Topline Web traffic for Claude is on a major upswing, apparently siphoning some traffic from competitor AI chatbots, as Anthropic prepares an initial public offering and releases a version of its powerful Mythos model to the public, albeit with safeguards. — Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 After failing to qualify in 2022, Colombia has been on the upswing since, with a runner-up finish at the 2024 Copa America and a solid run through South American qualifying that saw Los Cafeteros lose just four times in 18 games. — Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 17 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for upswing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for upswing
  1. upturn
  2. upsurge
  3. upheaval
  4. thrust
  5. uptrend
  6. uplifting
Noun
  • Factory job cuts are running at the highest since 2009 if the pandemic is excluded, reflecting concerns over the sustainability of the recent upturn in demand alongside worries over the escalating cost of raw materials.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 24 June 2026
  • Peterson might rival Keyonte George for his role, and George is due a big payday with a potential contract extension after his massive upturn in Year 3.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 17 June 2026
Definition of upturn
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  • But trading that against the potential benefit of many years of upsurge?
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 26 June 2026
  • Visiting New York shortly after September 11th, Habermas was alienated by an upsurge of patriotic blather and xenophobia.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Definition of upsurge
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  • Was came from a working-class industrial city, making music reflective of Detroit’s technological upheaval and economic neglect.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • Unlike larger corporate counterparts, SMEs don't always have the financial reserves to comfortably absorb geopolitical upheaval and rapid inflation.
    — Rupert Lee-Browne, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of upheaval
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  • This means that even small, continuous pushes in thrust can be enough to make changes in orbital position.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026
  • The project included replacing sections of the penstock, installing new vent piping and constructing a new concrete thrust block.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of thrust
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  • As for risk management, use the breakout at the 200-week level as your support and use the current uptrend around $185 as your ultimate level to exit the trade as the pattern has failed.
    — Jay Woods, CNBC, 2 July 2026
Definition of uptrend
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  • While many praised his remarks for uplifting of immigrant communities at a time when they are increasingly being targeted by the federal government, others felt the musician had overlooked the history and experiences of Native Americans and Black Americans by not mentioning them.
    — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Definition of uplifting

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