1
: an upward swing
2
: a marked increase or improvement
a dramatic upswing in profits
—often used in the phrase on the upswingher career is on the upswing
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an upswing of the arms
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Drawn from sessions over a period of five years, Down in the Groove was commercially unsuccessful and critically panned, but by the end of the year Dylan was on an upswing with the release of the Traveling Wilburys’ multiplatinum debut.
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Al Shipley, SPIN, 25 Dec. 2024
Industry on the mend The Canadian automotive industry is on an upswing following a decades-long decline that escalated during the coronavirus pandemic.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
That upswing in trading came as the polls showed Trump pulling away from Harris in what had otherwise been a tight race, based on polling data.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
Republican former President Donald Trump, speaking Thursday to the Detroit Economic Club at the Motor City Casino, bashed Michigan's largest city at a time when longtime residents and many national commentators alike consider Detroit to be on an upswing.
—Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 10 Oct. 2024
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Al Shipley, SPIN, 25 Dec. 2024
Industry on the mend The Canadian automotive industry is on an upswing following a decades-long decline that escalated during the coronavirus pandemic.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
That upswing in trading came as the polls showed Trump pulling away from Harris in what had otherwise been a tight race, based on polling data.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
Republican former President Donald Trump, speaking Thursday to the Detroit Economic Club at the Motor City Casino, bashed Michigan's largest city at a time when longtime residents and many national commentators alike consider Detroit to be on an upswing.
—Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Upswing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upswing. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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upswing
noun
up·swing
ˈəp-ˌswiŋ 
: an upward swing
especially
: a marked increase or improvement (as in activity)
business is on the upswing
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