- present participle of up.
upping
Example Sentences
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Ryanna Harris threw for three scores and ran for three versus Rio Mesa, upping her season total to 32 touchdowns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
Analysts at Jefferies, headed by Joseph Gallo, also changed their price target for the stock, upping it to $240 from a prior estimate of $230, and referring to the company as “a clear fundamental winner.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
United Airlines is upping its bet on Instagrammable international destinations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
"Our work reveals how a lack of arginine interferes with the immune system, and suggests that upping arginine intake could prove beneficial," says first author Qiushuang Wu, a postdoc in the lab.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
She was upping her game in other ways, too—especially when it came to gathering intelligence.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
