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uplifting

[uhp-lif-ting] / ʌpˈlɪf tɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
inspirational
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


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He incorporated the colorful reference photographs into the final piece after Metro staff encouraged him to make the piece more uplifting.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

The author places the Fowlers’ uplifting take on phrenology in the context of the era’s other reform movements—abolition, suffrage and temperance—which aimed for large-scale social transformation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Another said: "One of the best things I've seen today! Properly uplifting!"

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Dre’s induction was celebrated in uplifting style by Public Enemy’s Chuck D and Flavor Flav, who performed a rousing version of “Fight the Power.”

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

The precedent he was setting may have seemed uplifting in retrospect, but at the time the glaring and painful reality was that the United States without Washington was itself unprecedented.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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