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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Recent Examples of upturn
Scharon Harding, WIRED, 1 Mar. 2024
And the aim of travel is to upturn those.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2023
Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Even if there was a sudden upturn in the market for lithium, there are still significant barriers to scaling it quickly.
—Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026
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Verb
The outage highlights how extensive people's reliance on technology has become and how an error based on something as trivial as a calendar date can upturn entire businesses and disrupt people's day.
—Scharon Harding, WIRED, 1 Mar. 2024
And the aim of travel is to upturn those.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2023
Noun
Pacific is showing signs of an upturn, having doubled its victory total under second-year coach Dave Smart.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Even if there was a sudden upturn in the market for lithium, there are still significant barriers to scaling it quickly.
—Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upturn
Verb
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But they are expected to rise with tightening supplies of fuel and fertilizer.—
Mae Anderson,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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To address rising demand of lithium The USGS projects that global production capacity will double by 2029 to address rising demand from technology companies.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and food prices are all on the upswing — big time.—
Nick Akerman,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Defenders of the rich payouts point to the upswing in the broader markets, and indeed the rise in value for stock and option awards contributed significantly to CEOs’ comp levels.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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After school, the siblings liked to climb in a willow that was in front of their home, hiding from their parents beneath the sweep of its branches.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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And, at long last, the Magic were able to climb aboard the Bane Train on Saturday.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Why is there such an upsurge in food allergies in the United States or in Western nations?—
Torie Bosch,
STAT,
25 Apr. 2026
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For all the upsurge of Russian activity and injection of US uncertainty, the military is eager to stress that not everything has changed.—
Alan Crawford,
Bloomberg,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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While the Vikings didn’t necessarily want to move Greenard, this outcome provided the team with extra draft capital and more financial flexibility, as well as a runway for third-year edge rusher Dallas Turner to continue to ascend.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Denver’s general manager before the Wallace-Tenzer tandem, Calvin Booth, ascended with the Timberwolves from 2013-17, first as a scout then as their director of player personnel.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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The massive rocket produces nearly 17 million pounds of thrust on liftoff, and produces or more potent sonic boom when its booster returns to the launch site.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Apr. 2026
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And the thrust of the piece is that Chaotic Good, this marketing firm, is basically creating all these third-party posts, paying other people to do this work, to seed the algorithm.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Some economists and analysts have also wondered whether the Fed would go so far as to consider a rate hike at a moment when energy prices are soaring.—
Christine Romans,
NBC news,
29 Apr. 2026
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Early response rates were low, but with incentives and broader outreach, participation soared.—
Jason Jewell,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Mayor Dean Trantalis and Commissioner Steve Glassman behave as though Fort Lauderdale is their personal canvas for legacy-building, rather than a city facing multi‑year budget deficits, potential property tax upheaval, and residents already stretched thin.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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During Francis’s pontificate, the Vatican appointed an AI adviser who worked with Silicon Valley leaders, heads of state, and the United Nations to protect those most vulnerable to the coming technological upheaval.—
Elias Wachtel,
The Atlantic,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Upturn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upturn. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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