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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)
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An Israeli flag was seen hoisted above the facility in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, where some Israeli politicians arrived on the scene to celebrate the organization’s fate.—
Sam Metz,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2026 -
The National Weather Service has already hoisted winter storm watches for much of Oklahoma and parts of northern Texas into Arkansas and northwest Louisiana.—
Chris Dolce,
CNN Money,
20 Jan. 2026
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Todd, who was not injured, managed to make her way down the hiking trail and call for help, which resulted in a rescue helicopter from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island lifting Mutchler in effort to transport her to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
22 Jan. 2026
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Not to mention, with just one spritz, my mood is immediately lifted.—
Alyssa Morin,
InStyle,
22 Jan. 2026
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The senior captain threw down a one-handed dunk to open the final frame, then blocked a full-court heave right before the final buzzer to secure the victory.—
Justin Barrasso,
Boston Herald,
21 Jan. 2026
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Fiala outbattled two Rangers for an offensive-zone recovery, got the puck back from Alex Turcotte and heaved a shot on net.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
21 Jan. 2026
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The club raises money for scholarships from its Scholarship Raffle, set to begin in February.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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Granick raised concerns about the breadth of information that the FBI could obtain if agents get access to data protected by BitLocker.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Recently, researchers have made a major leap forward by engineering a novel cathode material that dramatically elevates performance, bringing us closer to practical, high-efficiency thermal energy systems.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Jan. 2026
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These ones elevate the trend — pun intended — with comfortable platform soles and double side stripe appliqués.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Jack (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jack%20%28up%29. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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