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as in to lift
to move from a lower to a higher place or position
local restaurants jacked up their prices for the summer tourist season
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jack (up)
Verb
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Other banners have been hoisted in recent weeks and stickers criticizing Bezos can be found all over town.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
26 June 2025 -
Then a group of about nine wildlife officers and firefighters carefully hoist the moose on top of the tarp into the trailer.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2025
Verb
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Sealing your grout is a great way to prevent further staining and using a steam cleaner can help to lift the stains.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
28 June 2025
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The perpetrator has been banned indefinitely from all major league venues, but the incident has sparked a massive debate about how athletes are treated by the public, particularly since 2018, when the Supreme Court lifted a 1992 federal law prohibiting single-game wagering.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
27 June 2025
Verb
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When videos of Serwa heaving a knuckler at 88.5 mph hit the internet this winter, the baseball world noticed.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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The green folds of cliffs chanted our imagined names, caught winds heaving an ocean of clouds that piled like seawrack muffling the mill’s whistle, windrows of rain gathered upon the mountain’s emerald stacks, the black crown of the day’s celebration.—
Garrett Hongo,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
Verb
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Insurers have already raised rates for ships crossing the strait by as much as 60%.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
22 June 2025
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That superyacht, by the by, threw some 7,000 tons of carbon into the atmosphere last year, which exacerbates global warming, which raises the seas, which lap at the shoreline, which is why porcelain thrones on manmade islands are a clear and present danger.—
Pat Beall,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 June 2025
Verb
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Core inflation, which excludes the volatile food and energy categories, remains elevated at 2.5%.—
Lionel Lim,
Fortune,
19 June 2025
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The island experience is literally elevated here, thanks to an upscale rooftop bar and spacious suites that offer stellar ocean views from higher floors.—
Forbes Travel Guide,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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“Jack (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jack%20%28up%29. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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