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upvote

American  
[uhp-voht] / ˈʌpˌvoʊt /

verb (used with or without object)

upvoted, upvoting
  1. to cast a vote in support of (an online comment, article, etc.) by clicking on an arrow or other icon, usually affecting the post's rank or position on a website.


noun

  1. such a favorable vote.

    One of my posts is getting lots of upvotes.

Etymology

Origin of upvote

First recorded in 2005–10; up ( def. ) + vote ( def. )

Example Sentences

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On Moltbook, AI agents can post, comment and upvote posts, while human users read along but can’t post.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026

The digital tickets are a way Amazon employees offer feedback; employees can upvote tickets filed by colleagues and add their own comments.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2023

He can scour the earth in search of every last scrap of Zune memorabilia with the confidence that there will be an audience willing to upvote his efforts indefinitely.

From The Verge ● Jan. 20, 2021

Users can also upvote, downvote, or report each comments.

From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2019

The difference between the Down Under experiment and the February one is the introduction of the upvote button.

From Slate ● May 8, 2018

Reddit’s upvotes are private even to the person who has created the post being upvoted.

From Slate ● Jun. 12, 2024

This year, more than 10,000 people upvoted a similar ticket, according to the employees who spoke with The Seattle Times.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2023

That may be why, on the day of the fiery all-hands, the second most upvoted question, after one about layoffs, was about compensation.

From The Verge ● Jul. 26, 2022

Like much of Reddit’s ever-critical userbase, I am often perplexed at the kinds of things that are upvoted on /r/funny.

From Salon ● Nov. 25, 2019

The airline came under fire after the photo was shared on social media, where it has been upvoted more than 68,000 times on Reddit.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2018

Mostly this involved people upvoting a post containing a photo of him and the word “idiot” on Reddit.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 17, 2018

Flipora’s content is surfaced algorithmically, and, like Quora, users can recommend that content to like-minded followers by upvoting it.

From Forbes ● Oct. 16, 2014

Let us know by upvoting and downvoting the recipes below; the most popular will enter into Slate’s Martini Madness tournament.

From Slate ● Mar. 14, 2013

Call for order in the court of public opinion by upvoting and downvoting the recipes below; the most popular will enter into Slate’s Martini Madness Tournament.

From Slate ● Mar. 14, 2013

Indicate which of the following experiments are worthy of a purple evening by upvoting and downvoting the recipes below; the most popular will enter into Slate’s Martini Madness tournament.

From Slate ● Mar. 14, 2013

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