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ups and downs

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. Periods of positive and negative events, moods, or interactions; highs and lows.
    idiomatic, plural, plural-only
  2. Undulations.
    plural, plural-only

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Examples

“Heidi and Mike had their ups and downs, but they stayed married for more than 60 years.”
“So it is the world wags: that honest men and knaves alike are always having ups and downs of fortune, and that we are perpetually changing tenants in Our Street.”
“[...] speed⟳ barely exceeded 30 m.p.h. until well beyond Kelty and from the front end⟳ the ups-and-downs of the track occasioned by pitfalls are very noticeable.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Upsahl Upsala upsale Upsalls Creek upsampler upsampling

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