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as in heaved
to lift with effort
dockworkers hoisted all 164 barrels of molasses out of the ship's hold when it arrived in port
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as in lifted
to move from a lower to a higher place or position
hoisted the flag on the flagpole
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as in sipped
to swallow in liquid form
I have time to hoist a couple beers before heading home
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Recent Examples of hoisted
The video is enacting the viewpoint of the city itself on October 4th, the night that Ebba and Zema, dressed in dark, anonymizing colors, hoisted their small bodies onto the roof of a subway car, where they were later found, lifeless, at the Marcy Avenue station.
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Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2025
This is the first time the ship has hoisted the NATO flag on board.
—Magdalena Petrova, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025
As the migrants boarded, a man hoisted one of the passengers in the air, a fussing 8-month-old baby whose face was flushed red from the heat.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Then, a crane hoisted them up and onto a concrete foundation.
—Addie Costello, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Campaign posters flew through the air, as one person hoisted the official flag of New York City and Bad Bunny played from the speakers.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
But before the men can be hoisted into the air to live out their reindeer dreams, production needs to test the crane-and-harness setup.
—Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
Most of those trout that were netted and hoisted for a picture likely lived, splashing water through the air and then disappearing back into the river.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
Ed Orgeron hoisted the trophy after the LSU Tigers defeated the Clemson Tigers in the 2020 College Football Playoff national championship game.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2025
This is the first time the ship has hoisted the NATO flag on board.
—Magdalena Petrova, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025
As the migrants boarded, a man hoisted one of the passengers in the air, a fussing 8-month-old baby whose face was flushed red from the heat.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Then, a crane hoisted them up and onto a concrete foundation.
—Addie Costello, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Campaign posters flew through the air, as one person hoisted the official flag of New York City and Bad Bunny played from the speakers.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
But before the men can be hoisted into the air to live out their reindeer dreams, production needs to test the crane-and-harness setup.
—Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
Most of those trout that were netted and hoisted for a picture likely lived, splashing water through the air and then disappearing back into the river.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
Ed Orgeron hoisted the trophy after the LSU Tigers defeated the Clemson Tigers in the 2020 College Football Playoff national championship game.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoisted
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In the opening minutes of the second period Saturday, Evan Rodrigues heaved the puck toward the net, just trying to just keep it from exiting the zone and keep the Florida Panthers’ on the offensive against the Dallas Stars.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
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Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers bought time, jogged forward to add momentum and heaved his final pass of the night.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
26 Oct. 2025
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However, the most stringent sanctions on Damascus remain and cannot be fully lifted without congressional approval.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
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Trump lifted al-Sharaa's terrorist designation last week and has called for Congress to lift all sanctions on Syria, though some Republicans oppose a blanket repeal without safeguards.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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The former Nickelodeon sitcom stars posted a new video on Instagram Wednesday, teasing what appeared to be a casual interaction as Peck sipped on a large drink in a plastic container.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Nov. 2025
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Jones appeared in Brooklyn federal court on Thursday in a dark suit, blue shirt, no tie and sipped from an orange Gatorade purchased in the courthouse coffee shop.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Nov. 2025
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While much emphasis has been placed on how important the trades are for the work force, adult education programs faced a federal funding freeze, albeit briefly, this summer that raised concerns about the future of vocational schools.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 Nov. 2025
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Citymeals on Wheels welcomes all to Power Lunch because every single dollar raised will provide meals and connections for our older neighbors.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
11 Nov. 2025
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So the 46,000 at the Stadium of Light gulped again.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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Why shouldn’t any ordinary, everyday object be elevated from functional to gallery-worthy?—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
11 Nov. 2025
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Refinery issues in the Great Lakes and West Coast have kept prices elevated, and gasoline inventory data from the government showed another large weekly drop in supplies, which has temporarily propped up prices.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
10 Nov. 2025
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The first urban inhabitants drank wine, a recent archaeological survey found, after discovering the rare wine press near Tel Megiddo in Israel’s north.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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The two had spent hours chatting as Shamblin drank hard ciders on a remote Texas roadside.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Hoisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoisted. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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