- present participle of up.
upping
Example Sentences
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Another friend’s workaround for simultaneously curbing spending and upping her investments: Every time she’s tempted to buy something she doesn’t need, she’ll instead move the equivalent amount of money into her investment account.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
The company said it plans to use the funds to repurchase additional Disney shares, upping its target for fiscal 2026 repurchases to be at least $9 billion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 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
It’s a new era at Verizon Communications, and the company is upping its financial forecasts as it makes progress under the current leadership team.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Plus I can see I’ve been upping my lipstick game.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
