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upswing

[ noun uhp-swing; verb uhp-swing ]

noun

  1. an upward swing or swinging movement, as of a pendulum.
  2. a marked increase or improvement:

    an upswing in stock prices.



verb (used without object)

, up·swung, up·swing·ing.
  1. to make or undergo an upswing.

upswing

noun

  1. economics a recovery period in the trade cycle
  2. an upward swing or movement or any increase or improvement


verb

  1. intr to swing or move up

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Word History and Origins

Origin of upswing1

First recorded in 1920–25; up- + swing 1

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Example Sentences

At the same time I was on an emotional upswing, a hyper-manic swoop and I was falling in love with my now-wife.

Because more people are working at slightly higher wages, the volume of withheld income and payroll taxes is on the upswing.

Indeed, just last week, a cluster of polls showed that deism is on the upswing in America.

As extreme and high profile as the Soldera case might have been, wine crimes appear to be on an upswing.

The welcome upswing was all thanks to the newly emerging specialty beer market.

Another factor of historic significance was the massive upswing in the strength of the free world.

The sober mood, the unaccustomed surge of emotion, was still on me, but it was giving way to a sudden upswing of exaltation.

But within the past hundred years it was again on the upswing.

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