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uplifting

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noun

uplifting

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verb

present participle of uplift

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for uplifting
Adjective
  • Additionally, prominent figures will deliver inspiring and thought-provoking talks.
    PhotoVogue, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2025
  • Innovation Barn is an inspiring stop for those interested in sustainability and creative solutions to environmental challenges.
    Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 29 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Last week’s good reviews could prompt an upturn in business.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Against that backdrop, there is hope that the presence of so much dry powder will signal an upturn in investment this year.
    Trevor Clawson, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Prospects of heightened inflation could also hinder the Fed from keeping up with interest-rate cuts, even as other central banks proceed with cuts, further lifting the dollar.
    Saqib Iqbal Ahmed, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The good news is that lifting the freeze is quick and straightforward.
    Alex Vakulov, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • This may have been a low point, but not even the more edifying moments of the discussion shed much light on the essential conflict between Brustein’s commitment to integration and Wilson’s appeal for separatism.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2023
  • But the fact that the two situations are being compared does not make the comparison very edifying.
    Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 17 Jan. 2023
Noun
  • Dalot has deputised in the role so far but is naturally a full-back and lacks some of the attacking thrust which made Amorim’s wing-backs such an integral part of his system at Sporting CP.
    David Ornstein, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
  • The world's largest and most powerful launcher climbed off the launch pad with more than twice the thrust of NASA's Apollo-era Saturn V rocket.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • These include starting a new team, relocating an existing team in another market, or elevating the Phoenix Rising from a lower league and admitting it as an MLS expansion team.
    Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Related Articles An emphasis was put on elevating fabrications used throughout the collection and marking the first time that the brand has featured silk.
    Alexandra Pastore, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The rate for medical and moving purposes is based on the variable costs.
    Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Sam and Eric’s attempts to evade the aliens can be gripping and scary, but Day One is really a profoundly moving exploration of what survival really means.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • His commercial peak coincided with an upsurge in celebrity interest and devaluation.
    Emma Madden, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Three years later, the outbreak continues — the number of new infections so far this year is 10 times the full 12-month totals recorded in some years before the upsurge.
    Kff Health News, Orange County Register, 13 Nov. 2024
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