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upbeat
/ ˈʌˌː /
noun
- music
- a usually unaccented beat, esp the last in a bar
- the upward gesture of a conductor's baton indicating this Compare downbeat
- an upward trend (in prosperity, etc)
adjective
- informal.marked by cheerfulness or optimism
Word History and Origins
Origin of upbeat1
Example Sentences
When they recovered in early April, he was quick with an upbeat post on X: “Never bet against Donald Trump. Never bet against America.”
He believes keeping busy and having an upbeat outlook are vital when living with Huntington's.
Down the street from Taylor’s party, with the night still very young, hundreds of Lee’s supporters remained upbeat while dancing to a live band at Ceremony, a downtown music venue.
As the tour has gone along, Instagram’s “For You” pages have steadily yielded selfies with the famously upbeat star and cute interactions.
This emotionally upbeat preparation made “Il Trionfo” appear all the more revolutionary with its allowances for disrupting musical formulas as well as psychological ones.
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