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Recent Examples of upwelling
Simulating such an event on Jupiter, the scientists found that this could form a single anticyclonic system, but, like the merging vortices, a singular upwelling of material couldn’t scale up to reach the GRS’s observed size and shape.
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 12 July 2024
The good news is that powerful hurricanes such as Beryl often consume heat energy, and can create upwellings of cool water.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2024
McLouth Steel closed in 1995 at the site of the leak
The railroad company installed a sump pump on site on Tuesday and is expected to begin pumping the high-pH groundwater shortly, in an effort to control and eliminate the upwelling of contamination.
—Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 9 Feb. 2024
These armed groups enjoy total impunity for helping to protect the system from the upwelling of popular anger.
—Renad Mansour, Foreign Affairs, 10 Nov. 2021
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 12 July 2024
The good news is that powerful hurricanes such as Beryl often consume heat energy, and can create upwellings of cool water.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2024
McLouth Steel closed in 1995 at the site of the leak
The railroad company installed a sump pump on site on Tuesday and is expected to begin pumping the high-pH groundwater shortly, in an effort to control and eliminate the upwelling of contamination.
—Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 9 Feb. 2024
These armed groups enjoy total impunity for helping to protect the system from the upwelling of popular anger.
—Renad Mansour, Foreign Affairs, 10 Nov. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upwelling
Noun
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His commercial peak coincided with an upsurge in celebrity interest and devaluation.—
Emma Madden,
Vulture,
8 Jan. 2025
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Three years later, the outbreak continues — the number of new infections so far this year is 10 times the full 12-month totals recorded in some years before the upsurge.—
Kff Health News,
Orange County Register,
13 Nov. 2024
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Read: The GoFundMe fires In moments of tragedy or upheaval, not all Angelenos can take their freedom of mobility for granted, in part because of how Southern California infrastructure has developed over the past century.—
Hannah Giorgis,
The Atlantic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Ten years later, the music industry would experience upheaval of its own, with the internet beginning its ascent as the primary source for music consumption, soon cratering sales of recorded music amidst the rise of online file sharing and streaming.—
Jim Ryan,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Dalot has deputised in the role so far but is naturally a full-back and lacks some of the attacking thrust which made Amorim’s wing-backs such an integral part of his system at Sporting CP.—
David Ornstein,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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The gargantuan rocket blasted off from SpaceX's Boca Chica, Texas, manufacturing and flight test facility on the Gulf Coast at 5:37 p.m. Eastern Time, firing up 33 methane-burning Raptor engines generating up to 16 million pounds of thrust.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Last week’s good reviews could prompt an upturn in business.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2025
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Against that backdrop, there is hope that the presence of so much dry powder will signal an upturn in investment this year.—
Trevor Clawson,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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There may be a minor pullback next month, but the overall uptrend is intact.—
Bill Sarubbi,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Generally, this is the case: Falling enthusiasm in response to routine pullbacks serve as helpful resets that refresh uptrends.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2025
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Or compare the payment upswing to local paychecks growing 28% in these same five years, according to one federal wage measurement.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Orange County Register,
17 Jan. 2025
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In the meantime, unless there is a sharp upswing in growth, Frances finances remain in poor shape, and there is no appetite in France to undergo austerity.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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After all, the collision of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates, which began 50 million years ago, has been responsible for the upthrust of Mt. Everest and the world's tallest mountain range, the Himalaya.—
Tom Yulsman,
Discover Magazine,
1 May 2015
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Yes, the scientific phenomenon that allows something to float or sink, also known as upthrust.—
Molly Longman,
refinery29.com,
9 July 2020
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So, when the night went haywire from game-management debacles to fourth-down heaves to doinked game-winning attempts, Burrow and the Bengals were done screwing around when the defense gifted them one final chance at salvation from an 0-7 record against teams with winning records.—
Paul Dehner Jr.,
The Athletic,
29 Dec. 2024
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The defense was ferocious, forcing shot-clock violations or contested heaves at the buzzer, creating offense with steals that became fast-break dunks, forcing 20 turnovers than resulted in 24 points.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Upwelling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upwelling. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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