upsweeping

verb

Definition of upsweepingnext
present participle of upsweep
as in ascending

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for upsweeping
  1. ascending
  2. rising
  3. mounting
  4. climbing
  5. arising
Verb
  • Packers ascending tight end Tucker Kraft echoed those thoughts.
    Rob Reischel, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • There’s a genuine confidence that’s ascending proportionally with the upscaling of the audience size.
    Leah Lu, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of ascending
Verb
  • However, economic factors such as inflation and the rising cost of living are impacting Gen Z’s holiday spending, with many seeking deals and exclusive discounts while still prioritizing ethical choices.
    Nandan Sheth, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Amazon has also been tweaking its capex strategy, reducing spending on lower-return e-commerce infrastructure, while doubling down on technology infrastructure to meet rising artificial intelligence demand.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of rising
Verb
  • As organizations expand, human resources leaders often face mounting pressure to develop effective employee recognition programs that can scale alongside growth.
    Archer Chiang, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The hospitality industry grapples with a challenging post-pandemic recovery and mounting environmental pressures.
    Christopher Marquis, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of mounting
Verb
  • For Barca, this fixture can serve not just as a way of climbing up the UCL league phase charts, but also boosting morale ahead of hosting Leganes in La Liga at home on Sunday.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Employees are now navigating their careers through horizontal moves to gain varied experiences rather than climbing a linear ladder.
    Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of climbing
Verb
  • There are many unpleasant things to not miss about the monoculture of our increasingly distant past — but coalescing around a unified interest, and the feeling of togetherness arising from that act, is not one of them.
    Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The data migration point ties hand in hand with another catalyst for Shopify, arising from AI and automation features.
    Beth Kindig, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of arising
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Thesaurus Entries Near upsweeping

upsweep

upsweeping

upsweeps

See More Nearby Entries 

Cite this Entry

“Upsweeping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upsweeping. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

Copy Citation

Share

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See All

Point of View: It's Personal

Plural and Possessive Names: A Guide

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

More Commonly Misspelled Words

Words You Always Have to Look Up
See All

Popular in Wordplay

See All

8 Words with Fascinating Histories

8 Words for Lesser-Known Musical Instruments

Birds Say the Darndest Things

10 Words from Taylor Swift Songs (Merriam's Version)

10 Scrabble Words Without Any Vowels
See All

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Word Game Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
naughty or nice
Are you naughty or nice? Quiz He's making a quiz, and checking it twice...