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
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The new airport has seen a 26 percent jump in perfume and cosmetics sales, with luxury retail experiencing more than a 43 percent uplift.
—Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
Okla Jones, Essence, 22 Oct. 2025
So how can the radio be the voice of the community and give the community access to uplift one another?
—Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Beyond The Marketing Claims The data SymphonyAI presents is eye-catching — $200M in retail profit uplift, 77% fewer false positives in financial services, 35% asset utilization gains in manufacturing.
—Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The new airport has seen a 26 percent jump in perfume and cosmetics sales, with luxury retail experiencing more than a 43 percent uplift.
—Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
Reginald Hudlin and Shola Lynch will share the Documentary Award for Number One on the Call Sheet, a two-part Apple TV+ documentary that uplifts the stories of Black achievement in Hollywood.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 22 Oct. 2025
So how can the radio be the voice of the community and give the community access to uplift one another?
—Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uplift
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Project Cloud Nita Platform Sneakers The Nita has a platform that lifts you about two inches and contains a cushiony memory foam insole for your heels to sink into.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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On Friday, cool September inflation data raised investor optimism that the Federal Reserve will keep cutting interest rates, lifting the present value of future profits and possibly boosting corporate earnings too.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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Many social media users responded with their personal experiences and words of encouragement for Leila.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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There were other signs of encouragement, like Diouf and Crysencio Summerville’s left-wing partnership, plus Freddie Potts’ solid cameo appearance.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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For some animals, increases in carbs could cause acidosis and be fatal.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
27 Oct. 2025
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Managing this amount of data is extremely difficult and requires massive amounts of computing power, but the information is becoming more accurate every day as the number of sightings increase.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
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While there have been many fine adaptations of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, Alastair Sim's performance as the miserly, penny-pinching Ebenezer Scrooge elevates this version to must-see status.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Oct. 2025
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There’s that kind of intensity and fuel that has fanned the fire of Mirador in someways that’s really elevated the band and the performances.—
Gary Graff,
Billboard,
25 Oct. 2025
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The main level sits a couple of floors above the street and draws inspiration from classic midcentury-modern design, with natural grasscloth wallcoverings wrapping the living and dining rooms.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
22 Oct. 2025
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Not only that, Tolkien and Guest, beyond their creative work, actively supported the Welsh language, while Miyazaki took inspiration from Wales’ workers’ rights movement to tell a universal story about environmentalism and greed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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This explosive strengthening is happening more often as the world warms due to fossil fuel pollution.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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Its soothing, strengthening, and hydrating properties would surely do my complexion well in the dry, tepid desert, but these benefits certainly ring true in any climate!—
Deanna Pai,
Vogue,
22 Oct. 2025
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Trump’s lack of specifics on his new 10% Canada tariff raised key questions for Erica York, vice president of federal tax policy at the Tax Foundation.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Owsley Brown Frazier, a fourth-generation descendant of George Garvin Brown, alone raised more than $500 million in his lifetime.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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Knowing something, anything at all, was a relief.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Oct. 2025
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More than 300 North Carolina farmers, faith leaders and hunger relief organizations signed onto a public letter to lawmakers this week urging action at the state level to address food concerns.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Uplift.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uplift. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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