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uplifting

[uhp-lif-ting] / ʌpˈlɪf tɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
inspirational
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


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She is signed with United Talent Agency and has launched a private equity film fund dedicated to uplifting underrepresented voices in Hollywood.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Not exactly the most uplifting news when it feels like the apocalypse is just outside our doors.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

“Musica mexicana has always been there, will always be there and we are going to keep uplifting it,” said the Chihuahua-born singer ahead of his performance, ruminating on what he brought to the genre.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

But Mr. Styles’s voice, while expressive in certain contexts, is incapable of conveying hedonism, and “Aperture” ends up feeling blandly uplifting rather than transcendent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Where I floated, under the dark water, I heard the happiest sound my mind could conjure up — as beautiful, as uplifting, as it was ghastly.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer




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