as in inspiring
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as in upturn
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as in lifting
to move from a lower to a higher place or position
a mountain range that was uplifted millions of years ago by the collision of continental plates
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Adjective
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Having the queens impersonate musical icons and sing RuPaul songs isn’t exactly inspiring, and the choreography doesn’t make the most of the talent on hand.—
Barry Levitt,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2025 -
Ahead of the 31st annual SAG Awards ceremony on Feb. 23, the star of The Last Showgirl, 57, pens an inspiring love letter to her fellow working actors.—
Pamela Anderson,
People.com,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The upturn under rookie coach DeShaun Foster was commendable.—
Jon Wilner,
The Mercury News,
30 Jan. 2025
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Manchester City’s recent upturn in form has brought their assets back on the radar for Gameweek 23 in Fantasy Premier League.—
Holly Shand,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
Verb
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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
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Tech names and semiconductor stocks were among the big winners of the day, lifting the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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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
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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
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The film was shot over a period of three years and is told from the perspective of Indy — a loyal, everyday dog thrust into extraordinary circumstances, and the only one who can see the forces that haunt us.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2025
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The four forces that act on aircraft in flight are weight; lift, provided by the wings; thrust, provided by the engines; and drag, caused by air resistance.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
Verb
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In addition, pharmaceutical companies should focus on elevating business acumen, diagnostic capabilities, and influence skills within their teams.—
Rita Numerof,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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The potential of voice recognition technology is not limited to elevating user experience.—
Ilya Lashch,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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One of her most moving posts was her recent follow-up with John Hopkins, longtime owner of Altadena’s O Happy Days vegan cafe and natural food store, who lost his home and store in the Eaton fire.—
Laurie Ochoa,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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For me, the deepest resonance has to do with appreciating whales and dolphins as sentient beings, as creatures that share the planet with us, and that’s still a very moving idea.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Jessie Montgomery, Carlos Simon, Huang Ruo, and other nonwhite composers benefitted from an upsurge of performances.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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In the 1890s, amid the convulsive changes of the industrial era and an upsurge in labor conflict and farmers’ political organizing, nearly four million African Americans were stripped of their voting rights.—
Suzanne Mettler,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Aug. 2020
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“Uplifting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uplifting. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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