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as in heaving
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 lifting
to move from a lower to a higher place or position
hoisted the flag on the flagpole
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as in sipping
to swallow in liquid form
I have time to hoist a couple beers before heading home
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Recent Examples of hoisting
In the cavernous, warehouse-like space, the boys turn into physical exhibitionists, showing off for one another by hoisting heavy chunks of scrap metal and flinging them across the ruin.
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Natalia Winkelman, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2026
Those Rams are also the only team to go from four wins one season to hoisting the Lombardi Trophy the next.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Mary Yadon, 78, of Arvada, Linda Dermyer, 75, of Lakewood and Anita Antony, 74, of Golden attended the demonstration together, hoisting handmade signs and bundling up against the cold.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2026
The Sheriff's Office posted a brief video where a search and rescue posse member lowered themselves down from the helicopter, securing the hiker and hoisting them both back to the aircraft.
—Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 15 Jan. 2026
No matter what happens Monday night in the College Football Playoff title game between Indiana and Miami — a game that will be played in South Florida — Columbus will be busily celebrating the sight of alums hoisting the national championship trophy.
—CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
The old path to hoisting a national championship trophy was simple.
—David Ubben, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Photos show someone sitting on another person’s shoulders hoisting a Champagne bottle with a sparkler attached up to the sound-insulating foam on the ceiling.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
The painstaking ordeal ended early Saturday with rescuers hoisting the man out of the mine shaft to be rushed into trauma care at Sutter Roseville Medical Center.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 7 Dec. 2025
Natalia Winkelman, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2026
Those Rams are also the only team to go from four wins one season to hoisting the Lombardi Trophy the next.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Mary Yadon, 78, of Arvada, Linda Dermyer, 75, of Lakewood and Anita Antony, 74, of Golden attended the demonstration together, hoisting handmade signs and bundling up against the cold.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2026
The Sheriff's Office posted a brief video where a search and rescue posse member lowered themselves down from the helicopter, securing the hiker and hoisting them both back to the aircraft.
—Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 15 Jan. 2026
No matter what happens Monday night in the College Football Playoff title game between Indiana and Miami — a game that will be played in South Florida — Columbus will be busily celebrating the sight of alums hoisting the national championship trophy.
—CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
The old path to hoisting a national championship trophy was simple.
—David Ubben, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Photos show someone sitting on another person’s shoulders hoisting a Champagne bottle with a sparkler attached up to the sound-insulating foam on the ceiling.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
The painstaking ordeal ended early Saturday with rescuers hoisting the man out of the mine shaft to be rushed into trauma care at Sutter Roseville Medical Center.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 7 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoisting
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Then the Ducks started launching citrus fruit left and right, with Benson heaving one toward the stands, trying to reach his little brothers.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
2 Jan. 2026
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Every gesture, breath, line delivery is heaving with the labor of just trying to get through one day to the next.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
19 Dec. 2025
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In 2024, in first (partial) year in his new no-heavy-lifting sinecure, Lowy pocketed $351,050.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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With the shot clock running down, Lopez swung the ball back to the other side, with Sanders waiting to retrieve it after lifting from the corner.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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In the end, the town promises a simpler life, sipping strong espressos beneath fluttering palm trees.—
Dana Sauchelli,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, days are spent sipping ceremonial matcha in the open-air tea house, strolling beneath clouds of cherry blossoms each spring, or pausing before the towering bronze Buddha.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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The central bank kept the benchmark interest rate steady in a split 8-1 decision, after raising it to the highest level in 30 years in December, ahead of snap polls that could see Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sharpen her advocacy for monetary easing and fiscal support.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2026
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There’s an absent father and a clueless, neglectful mother but the five Gilbert children — Lydia, Hugo, Annabel, Jeremy and Rosalind — are essentially raising themselves in an English country house of secret passages and worrying infestations.—
Chris Hewitt,
Boston Herald,
22 Jan. 2026
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The song’s promotional image, shot by Stella Blackmon, shows the singer seated on a hotel bed, drinking one of American convenience store 7-Eleven’s greatest hits, the Big Gulp.—
Margaux Anbouba,
Vogue,
23 Jan. 2026
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Both men were in the bar hours earlier drinking and watching the Kansas City Chiefs narrowly beat the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2023 Super Bowl.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
22 Jan. 2026
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In reality, the agency is elevating scientific rigor and economic reality over feel-good motivated reasoning.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Drawing on her training, Santana performed lifesaving measures, including elevating legs to improve blood flow to the heart.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
26 Jan. 2026
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Protostars are messy and dynamic, gulping down material in spurts and fits and ejecting powerful outflows of wind and jets that punch into the surrounding clouds.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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The cayenne pepper lingers on the tongue for a full minute after gulping the shot down.—
April Benshosan,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
5 Dec. 2025
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“Hoisting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoisting. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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