as in to lift
to move from a lower to a higher place or position
a mountain range that was uplifted millions of years ago by the collision of continental plates
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as in encouragement
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as in increase
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Recent Examples of uplift
Rance Collins, Variety, 23 Mar. 2025
From career milestones to new music releases to major announcements and those little important moments, Billboard editors highlight uplifting moments in Latin music.
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 22 Mar. 2025
Raghav Sahgal, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Untold centuries of tectonic movement and geological uplift have created vineyard land facing in every possible direction.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2025
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Verb
The Human Rights Campaign Los Angeles dinner became politically charged as its speakers and honorees used their platforms to uplift and rally the LGBTQ+ community.
—Rance Collins, Variety, 23 Mar. 2025
From career milestones to new music releases to major announcements and those little important moments, Billboard editors highlight uplifting moments in Latin music.
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
This includes $300 million in capex savings, $350 million in opex reductions and $144 million in revenue uplift.
—Raghav Sahgal, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Untold centuries of tectonic movement and geological uplift have created vineyard land facing in every possible direction.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uplift
Verb
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The United States defends their women’s world hockey championship with a 7-5 win over Canada. 2016 — Kris Jenkins hits a 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift Villanova to the national title with a 77-74 victory over North Carolina — one of the wildest finishes in the history of the NCAA Tournament.—
Austin Knoblauch,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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The Trump administration’s Supreme Court emergency appeal comes after a three-judge panel on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined to lift Joun’s ruling.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
4 Apr. 2025
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With Alex's encouragement and support, Spencer makes the difficult decision to stay behind and fight for the future of his family's ranch.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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In return the buying club would receive Ferguson’s attendance at every home and away match as well as phonecalls offering encouragement to the team’s manager and players.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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While inflation has cooled considerably from its peak above 9% in June 2022, the Federal Reserve wants to drive the annual rate of price increases to 2%, a goal that remains elusive.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2025
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The current model of two sites rather than four, like in the men’s NCAA Tournament, reduces overhead costs, and the increase in gate revenue is an additional boon.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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This pull-forward was expected to keep cargo numbers elevated into the spring, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and trade consulting firm Hackett Associates.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Apr. 2025
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Moderate alcohol drinking can both elevate estrogen levels and promote further drinking.—
Pranoti Mandrekar,
The Conversation,
7 Apr. 2025
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The interiors are courtesy of Atlantic Hospitality’s team of designers, Krista Stokes and Mark Cotto, who drew inspiration from the coastal landscape to incorporate colors such as bark, moss, slate, oyster, and lady slipper pink.—
Everett Potter,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Telling the story of a team of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives, these creatives drew inspiration from some interesting places, including John Deere’s 1950s office buildings.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
6 Apr. 2025
Verb
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At the same time, these updates raise questions about the Oscars broadcast itself.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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But at the mention of Wade, the mood in the room immediately shifted; all around me, eyebrows raised.—
D. Watkins,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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Car buyers should prepare for the bitterness of these tariff policies before expecting any sweet relief in the market any time soon.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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But following a hearing last month for a longer preliminary injunction, McFadden granted that relief.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2025
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But even though recording was an occasionally frustrating process, Menne is finding solace in his kinship with trans listeners, many of whom approached him when the band embarked upon a brief tour last fall.—
James Factora,
Them.,
2 Apr. 2025
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On Mothering Sunday, Princess Kate wrote about how nature has been a solace for her family.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Uplift.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uplift. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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