- present participle of uplift.
uplifting
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While she says fans can mostly expect her brand of uplifting records on the album, she says it's also more personal than her usual work.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
"When it's subsiding, that means that there's probably magma draining away from the volcano, but once the ground starts uplifting again, that can mean that there's potentially new magma moving in," Johnson said.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
A former war reporter assigned to help plan a morale-boosting national festival faces the absurdity inherent in projects such as a cake-baking competition and a collection of uplifting poetry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
And zonk it is, indeed; “Date Night” is an exhilarating, high-velocity, uplifting song with a surprisingly singable chorus.
From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026
Where I floated, under the dark water, I heard the happiest sound my mind could conjure up — as beautiful, as uplifting, as it was ghastly.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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