uptick

noun

ˈəp-ˌtik How to pronounce uptick (audio)
Definition of upticknext
as in increase
something added (as by growth) an uptick in sales over the last fiscal year

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Recent Examples of uptick In this case, though, the uptick in nail issues was higher among GLP-1 users regardless of the weight lost, suggesting a more direct impact from the medication, although the study cautions more research is needed. — Korin Miller, Allure, 2 Oct. 2026 Other research has noted that this uptick has no end in sight. — Matt Calkins Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026 But statistics and experts caution that the uptick, which has also been recorded in secular Spain, doesn’t counteract the overall downward trend. — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026 But statistics and experts caution that the uptick, which has been recorded also in secular Spain, doesn't counteract the overall generational trend of children of practicing French Catholics no longer going to Mass or baptizing their babies. — CBS News, 26 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for uptick
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uptick
  1. increase
  2. boost
  3. gain
  4. addition
  5. rise
Noun
  • Related Articles After three straight years of organic sales losses, the company returned to the right side of the balance sheet, reporting increases in both net sales and profitability and clearly signaling a turning of the tides.
    — Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • India accounted for more than half of the increase in the region’s rights fees since 2021, and 64% of all fees is now concentrated in the 12 most valuable rights packages.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of increase
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  • Confidence has been given a boost as reports said exports from the Middle East – excluding Iran – were pushing back towards pre-war levels.
    — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Illinois offers a 35 percent credit for qualified in-state production spending, plus an additional 5 percent on resident wages outside the Chicago area (Wood River qualifies for that boost) and a further 5 percent for certified green productions.
    — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of boost
Noun
  • Still, the gains weren’t enough to push all three major averages into positive territory for the week.
    — Alexa LoMonaco,Jeff Nash, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026
  • California’s economic growth is expected to continue, but slowly and with few jobs gains.
    — Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of gain
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  • In 2021, Estate Yountville was purchased by Boardwalk Investments Yountville, LLC, and revamped with interior and exterior updates, including the addition of century-old olive trees.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Having just worked together on Taylor’s Patient Zero music video, perhaps the vampish Dakota’s influence is behind the addition of leather and lace to Swift’s after-dark oufits?
    — Olivia Allen, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of addition
Noun
  • The usual bleary nausea of such early rises is absent, shooed away by sobriety, exercises, and fruits and vegetables.
    — CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • During the following years that marked his rise to media stardom, Jamal emerged a national media figure representing the Somali position on a wide range of topics, including overseas piracy and the representation of Somalis in mass media.
    — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of rise

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