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as in upturn
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Recent Examples of upsweep
Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 31 May 2022
The glorious auburn of Swinton’s upswept hairdo is a sight to see, if not as impressive as the upsweep itself.
—BostonGlobe.com, 21 Oct. 2021
Dan Neil, WSJ, 28 Sep. 2017
Noun
The rocker panel upsweep remains but the wheel arches have become rounder than before.
—Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 31 May 2022
The glorious auburn of Swinton’s upswept hairdo is a sight to see, if not as impressive as the upsweep itself.
—BostonGlobe.com, 21 Oct. 2021
Verb
The roofline also collides with the upsweeping beltline at the top of the rear doors, where the door handles are cleverly concealed.
—Dan Neil, WSJ, 28 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for upsweep
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Harris returned to Millwall in February with the club just one point above the relegation zone and oversaw an upturn in results that saw the club finish 13th in 2023-24.Colin Millar, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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Low prices are the cure for low prices, and that’ll be the case here, as farmers plant less corn and wheat in favor of something else, such as cotton, creating a supply shortfall—and setting the stage for the next price upturn.Brett Owens, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
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Attending last night’s (December 13) New York premiere, the actor wore her blonde hair in a low chignon, with a deep, dramatic side parting kept slick to her head.Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2024
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The Princess's hair was wrapped into a low, full chignon at the nape of her neck, with the top sections criss-crossed and pinned and the rest of her hair woven together and pinned, with nary a hair out of place.Kara Nesvig, Allure, 4 Dec. 2024
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As conflicts intensified in places like Gaza and Lebanon, Myanmar, Syria and elsewhere in 2024, the number of children displaced by conflict and violence is also expected to keep rising beyond the 2023 year-end total of 47.2 million.Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Yet between 2007 and 2017, when Mr. Correa left office, the country’s overall energy generation capacity rose about 60 percent, according the Ministry of Energy and Mines.José María León Cabrera, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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The upswing can also be seen in the growing inclination towards classic models such as the ClarksWallabee—certainly influenced by the flare around nautical shoes—or the coveted Salomon XT-6.Teresa Romero Martínez, Glamour, 30 Dec. 2024
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When the stock market as a whole experiences an upswing, CEO pay tends to surge across the board, regardless of the specific performance of their individual companies.Jack Kelly, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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The bread was sturdy enough to hold the burger intact, but felt less dense than a typical burger bun.Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 18 Dec. 2024
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My hair was coiffed into a sleek modern bun by David Cotteblanche, the stylist behind three of my Met Gala hairdos, and a Bobbi Brown artist applied my makeup.Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
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The Vikings had to decide whether to ride an ascending stock or sell it off at peak value.Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
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According to the department, a bullet fired into the air can ascend a mile or more.Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Jan. 2025
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An upsurge in the U.S. is prominent since exports became legal in 2016 and then the war in Ukraine broke out in 2022.Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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The headline-grabbing union victory at the Amazon facility in Staten Island, New York, in 2022, accelerated an upsurge of labor organizing that took hold nationwide during the pandemic.Max Zahn, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2024
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La Colombe in Cape Town sells covetable crockery and cutlery designed by local artisans—including a ceramic beehive, a tribute to the region’s honey.Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2024
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As election day approached, Pacquiao’s home in General Santos City was a beehive.Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Upsweep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upsweep. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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