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upward

[uhp-werd] / ˈʌp wərd /
ADJECTIVE
directed up
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STRONG
WEAK
acclivous anabatic ascending ascensional ascensive assurgent
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ADVERB
from a lower to higher position
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Example Sentences

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The largest human CO2 event in history, the emergence of China as an industrial power, on an emissions graph appears only as a continuation of an uninterrupted upward trend since the Industrial Revolution.

From The Wall Street Journal

The standard ratio is moving sideways after having curled upward a couple of weeks ago.

From MarketWatch

While it isn’t completely on par with last year, Nanda said she is seeing an early upward trend in positive influenza cases this season, compared with previous years.

From Los Angeles Times

A spark in home price growth could, eventually, put upward pressure on housing services inflation.

From Barron's

Bitcoin is beginning to look less like a trade and more like an upward trend—one that investors should get in on.

From Barron's