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sweep upward

VERB

rise

Synonyms

STRONGEST

climb grow lift move up push up rocket soar surge

STRONG

arise arouse aspire awake levitate mount rouse scale sprout surface surmount tower up

WEAK

be erect be located be situated blast off bob up come up get out of bed get steeper get to one's feet go uphill have foundation pile out reach up rise and shine rise up roll out sit up slope upwards stand up straighten up turn out upspring

Antonyms

STRONGEST

descend

STRONG

calm drop fall lull sleep

WEAK

comply cooperate decline decrease give in go along lessen lower recede regress slump

Example Sentences

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Rhapsodic swaths of wind and brass sweep upward in inverted cascades, and the clang of raw, unturned percussion represents the noisy soundscape of a building site.

From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2014

His eyes sweep upward from stalls to gallery, pausing for a moment at the Royal Box.

From Time Magazine Archive

He stared downward at the choppy surface that seemed to sweep upward to meet him, gritting his teeth to drive fear away.

From A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F. by Montgomery, Rutherford George

For an instant the brown lines shiver and hang hesitant under the sting of the death-hail—but after that moment they leap forward and sweep upward.

From The Tempering by Buck, Charles Neville

Or you will come upon mountains which sweep upward out of burning death into sumptuous life.

From The Golden Fleece, a romance by Hawthorne, Julian

sweep upward

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