upswings

noun

plural of upswing
as in upheavals

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  1. upheavals
  2. upsurges
  3. thrusts
Noun
  • Evans’ historic eight terms as the first Black chief judge saw the county through reforms, changes and upheavals, including the elimination of cash bail and the COVID-19 pandemic.
    — Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
  • These supply-chain upheavals have mounted pressures on certain industries like aviation, where jet fuel costs have soared, and agriculture, which has dealt with shortages of key chemicals used in fertilizers as a result of Strait of Hormuz closures.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of upheavals
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  • These extra-institutional mass upsurges have posed the greatest challenges to the Hindu nationalist political order helmed by Modi.
    — Asim Ali, Time, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of upsurges
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  • His sister administered back thrusts and, eventually, an abdominal thrust formerly called the Heimlich maneuver.
    — Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
Definition of thrusts
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