1
as in to lift
to move from a lower to a higher place or position
the runner's arms were upraised in a sign of victory as he crossed the finish line
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2
as in to erect
to fix in an upright position
archaeologists are still not sure how the mysterious statues on Easter Island were upraised
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Mpisi said that Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande both helped clean her up and lift her spirits after the spill.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Nov. 2025 -
On your straight leg, tighten the muscles on the front of your thigh and slowly lift your leg to the height of your bent knee or slightly higher.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
31 Oct. 2025
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The end of a building erected in the 1940s?—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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Louisiana's governor on Monday night called on the state's largest university to erect a statue memorializing Charlie Kirk.—
Anders Hagstrom,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Trump’s lack of specifics on his new 10% Canada tariff raised key questions for Erica York, vice president of federal tax policy at the Tax Foundation.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Owsley Brown Frazier, a fourth-generation descendant of George Garvin Brown, alone raised more than $500 million in his lifetime.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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While there have been many fine adaptations of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, Alastair Sim's performance as the miserly, penny-pinching Ebenezer Scrooge elevates this version to must-see status.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Oct. 2025
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There’s that kind of intensity and fuel that has fanned the fire of Mirador in someways that’s really elevated the band and the performances.—
Gary Graff,
Billboard,
25 Oct. 2025
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These gifts serve the students, advance research and uplift the entire Louisville community.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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Five clusters of uniformed girls press together, arms uplifted, each holding up another girl who balances on one leg.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Upraise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upraise. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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