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Recent Examples of upside
Noun
His $115 target on the stock suggests a potential upside of 29.8%. Pia Singh, CNBC, 10 July 2025 The upside for Nvidia, according to its biggest bulls, remains incomplete. Preston Fore, Fortune, 10 July 2025
Preposition
Louisville City slapped the New England Revolution upside the head 2-1. San Antonio Express-News, 6 June 2018 Then, astonishingly, in the open court, after a whistle blew, Heat guard Goran Dragic cuffed Simmons upside the head after Simmons stole the ball from him, and after Simmons already had been fouled by him. Marcus Hayes, Philly.com, 24 Apr. 2018 See All Example Sentences for upside
Recent Examples of Synonyms for upside
Noun
  • Between injury risk and his aging curve, there's far more downside to locking him up this far in advance than there is upside.
    Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
  • The downside to such an amazingly thin phone is—surprise, surprise—battery life.
    Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 10 July 2025
Preposition
  • How To Solve Today’s Wordle The Hint: Bring upon oneself, such as the wrath of an angry god.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • Lugo's fate could be sealed in a few weeks if the Royals fail to get the ship back on course, and the Cubs should be at the top of the list to call upon leading up to the deadline.
    Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
Noun
  • The intrigue of what might be beyond the curve or around the corner takes the mind away from the size of the space and focuses it on the content of the garden.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 July 2025
  • The right-hander’s fastball was on point early, and his knuckle curve tied the Reds up as the game went on.
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 12 July 2025
Preposition
  • The first time the house was shot was on New Year's Eve heading into 2024.
    Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025
  • Manager Craig Counsell believes Hodge will throw while on the IL, likely as soon as this weekend in New York, then begin the ramp-up process.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • Regional shifts are apparent, triggering transformative change in both retail marketplaces and manufacturing.
    Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 14 July 2025
  • This shift threatens the very fabric of New York’s economic engine.
    Mike Dunleavy, New York Daily News, 14 July 2025
Preposition
  • Access to passports, other IDs, and credit cards makes theft that much easier, so a pouch that protects against those RFID readers scanning our chips is a huge help.
    Aly Walansky, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2025
  • Lautner starred in Cheaper by the Dozen 2 as Elliot Murtaugh, one of the members of the rival family the Bakers go up against in the film.
    Nicholas Rice, People.com, 6 July 2025
Noun
  • Willits, from Fort Cobb-Broxton High School, is a switch-hitter who is expected to develop a power swing.
    Charles Odum, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
  • Teach children to recognize coyotes and to go inside the house (do not run) or climb up on a swing or deck and yell if they are approached.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • This in turn can decrease the amount of inflammation in your body.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
  • That, in turn, will trigger a future automatic benefit cut of 24% to all recipients, the centrist think tank projects.
    Ben Adler, USA Today, 5 July 2025

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“Upside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upside. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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