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Recent Examples of up-and-down
And the Cubs, after his up-and-down 2025 season, might prefer to avoid paying him $35 million or more per season.
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Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
His third-generation timber farm has been hit by hurricanes, market drops and even trade policy changes that make life as a Georgia farmer an up-and-down affair.
—Patricia Murphy, AJC.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Houser is coming off his best year but has had an up-and-down career; Mahle has battled injuries for the last four seasons.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
It’s been a bit up-and-down for Framingham (3-4) so far, but wins over Natick and Marshfield stick out.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 5 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for up-and-down
vertical
Adjective
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The company presented the AIR ONE, an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.—
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Space-savers will include pull-out vertical pantries that slide into narrow spaces, toe-kick drawers that utilize the area beneath your cabinets and corner carousel units that make those awkward spaces accessible.—
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“Up-and-down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/up-and-down. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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