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  • 1Ups and Downs — may refer to:In music: * Ups and Downs (album), an album by Saves the Day * The Ups and Downs , an album by Sara Paxton * Ups Downs , a song by Snoop Dogg * Ups Downs , a song by 213 from The Hard Way * Ups and Downs (band), an Australian band… …

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  • 2ups and downs — ► the normal good times and bad times that happen in any situation or period: »Luard was looking to buy a new business to balance his other companies dependence on the ups and downs of the oil sector. »The magazine industry has had its ups and… …

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  • 3ups-and-downs — «UHPS uhn DOWNZ», noun (plural). 1. changes, as in fortune or success; vicissitudes: »the ups and downs of a millionaire and a chauffeur s daughter who find themselves in love (New Yorker). 2. alternations, as in condition or quality; vagaries;… …

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  • 4ups and downs — plural of up and down * * * rises and falls of fortune; good and bad times: Every business has its ups and downs. [1650 60] * * * ups and downs 1. Undulations 2. Vicissitudes • • • Main Entry: ↑up * * * ups and downs informal …

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  • 5The Ups and The Downs — is the debut album by recording artist and actress Sara Paxton.Confirmed TracksHere We Go Again (the first single released) Kiss Me Like You Mean It Temporary …

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  • 6ups and downs — the mixture of good and bad things that happen. Ups and downs are to be expected in life, but that doesn t make the down parts any easier. Related vocabulary: the ebb and flow of something …

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  • 7Ups and Downs (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Ups and Downs: Early Recordings and B Sides Type = Compilation album Artist = Saves the Day Released = August 24, 2004 Recorded = 1997 2004 Genre = Indie rock, pop punk, emo Label = Vagrant Discs = 1 Reviews = *Allmusic… …

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  • 8Ups and downs — Up Up, n. The state of being up or above; a state of elevation, prosperity, or the like; rarely occurring except in the phrase ups and downs. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] {Ups and downs}, alternate states of elevation and depression, or of prosperity …

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  • 9ups and downs — informal a variety of situations and experiences that are sometimes good and sometimes bad The company has had its share of ups and downs, but it seems to be doing well now …

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  • 10ups and downs — {n. phr.} Vicissitudes; alternating periods between good and bad times; changes in fortune. * /He is now a wealthy stock trader, but at the beginning of his career he, too, had many ups and downs./ …

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