RUN-UP Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

run-up

noun

Definition of run-up

as in countdown

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as in spike

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Recent Examples of run-up Buying downside protection here allows long holders to lock in a substantial portion of the recent run-up while risking less than 1% of total position value. — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 29 July 2026 The recent run-up in gasoline futures indicates prices will rise another 10 to 25 cents over the next week. — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 20 July 2026 Indeed, some analysts previously told ABC News the current selloff owes primarily to a phenomenon called profit-taking, when traders sell off some of their shares to lock in returns after a prolonged run-up in price. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 17 July 2026 Mbappe did a stuttered run-up to the ball while observing Bounou at Gillette Stadium, probably in an attempt to let Bounou know that he’s being watched, so moving early to a side will be futile. — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for run-up

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Noun

The referee’s visual countdown may prove worthless if the player trotting off has his back to the official, which will invariably be the case.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
With production underway and fans getting their first look at Croft and Hahn in character, the countdown is officially on for the film's March 31, 2028, theatrical release.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of countdown

Noun

But as researcher Emily Oster has argued, the extraordinary statewide spike in 2025 and its immediate reversal this year raise serious questions about whether those results accurately reflected changes in student learning.

— Evan Stone, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026
Tracking of an outbreak of the intestinal ailment began with a sudden spike in cases that quickly got the attention of local and state health officials in late June.

— Paula Wethington, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of spike

Noun

Last week, Krispy Kreme got a jump start on fall with the return of its popular pumpkin spice cake doughnut, CharlotteFive reported.

— Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026
Overall compensation for the final major of the year is rising to a record $108 million, a 20% increase from last year and a 44% jump since 2024.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of jump

Noun

Trump has alternated between threats and diplomatic overtures to get the job done, but the war is now approaching six months with no end in sight.

— Zac Anderson, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026
The letter’s contents were confirmed to Deadline by multiple people with knowledge of Anson’s overture.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of overture

Noun

Training has been high-intensity and high-output, in a continuation of Howe’s methods, with double sessions in La Manga, where internal records were set for some of the physical markers players met.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
So the goal, in many ways, is a continuation, just mixed with some new quirks.

— Noah White, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of continuation

Noun

Cooper—who is reportedly in Paris to film a prelude to Ocean’s Eleven with Margot Robbie—was not pictured.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 10 Aug. 2026
Marvel services fans with a bevy of delightful Easter eggs, but the film works better as an extended prelude to Endgame than as its own story.

— EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of prelude

Noun

After July’s momentum wreck, bullish market sentiment retreated from extreme levels, setting the table for last week’s upturn.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
While Georgia Ports Authority is pleased at the upturn, all the economic and global uncertainty has led to guarded predictions for the future.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of upturn

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