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as in defended
to continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections
determined to uphold her views in the face of all challenges
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as in sustained
to hold up or serve as a foundation for
an entablature upheld by a series of gracefully slender columns
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as in lifted
to move from a lower to a higher place or position
worshippers upheld their joined hands and sang the praises of the Lord
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Recent Examples of upheld
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Apr. 2026
Guest conductor Edward Gardner, principal conductor of the London Philharmonic, was obviously frustrated when even his upheld hands couldn’t stop the applause.
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Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Jan. 2026
Sarah J. Morath,
The Conversation,
2 July 2026
This week, the court ruled by a 5-4 vote against the Republican National Committee and upheld state laws that allow for counting late-arriving mail ballots.
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Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
Decades later a baseball player, Curt Flood, challenged the exemption, but in 1972, the Supreme Court upheld the exemption under the doctrine of stare decisis.
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Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
2 July 2026
More recently, Madrid’s Provincial Court upheld the club’s appeals and ruled that responsibility for the noise lay with the concert promoters rather than Real Madrid.
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Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
But the high court has interpreted the Constitution’s 14th Amendment — ratified in 1868 and upheld in a ruling in 1898 — as granting citizenship to all babies born in the country, regardless of parentage.
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Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
In another major blow to LGBTQ rights, the court upheld state laws that ban transgender athletes from participating in girls’ and women’s sports.
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Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
1 July 2026
At the time, Commissioner Russell Minas upheld his own advisement, issued earlier that month, that Taylor be granted eight hours per week of supervised parent time with Ever.
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Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 July 2026
Another agreed that Judeo-Christian values should be upheld in the curriculum.
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Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 June 2026
Adjective
In the accompanying photo, Fleetwood and his new bride, Elizabeth Jordan lean into one another, cheekily posing behind Fleetwood's upheld fedora.
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Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Apr. 2026
Guest conductor Edward Gardner, principal conductor of the London Philharmonic, was obviously frustrated when even his upheld hands couldn’t stop the applause.
—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
In February 2025, a state appeals court upheld the jury’s verdict, ruling that Missouri’s laws requiring companies to warn of dangers are not preempted by federal law.
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Sarah J. Morath,
The Conversation,
2 July 2026
This week, the court ruled by a 5-4 vote against the Republican National Committee and upheld state laws that allow for counting late-arriving mail ballots.
—
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
Decades later a baseball player, Curt Flood, challenged the exemption, but in 1972, the Supreme Court upheld the exemption under the doctrine of stare decisis.
—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
2 July 2026
More recently, Madrid’s Provincial Court upheld the club’s appeals and ruled that responsibility for the noise lay with the concert promoters rather than Real Madrid.
—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
But the high court has interpreted the Constitution’s 14th Amendment — ratified in 1868 and upheld in a ruling in 1898 — as granting citizenship to all babies born in the country, regardless of parentage.
—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
In another major blow to LGBTQ rights, the court upheld state laws that ban transgender athletes from participating in girls’ and women’s sports.
—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
1 July 2026
At the time, Commissioner Russell Minas upheld his own advisement, issued earlier that month, that Taylor be granted eight hours per week of supervised parent time with Ever.
—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 July 2026
Another agreed that Judeo-Christian values should be upheld in the curriculum.
—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for upheld
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But Starbucks has a few months of soft openings under its belt to see how the uplifted stores are performing in Chicago, and Williams said the early returns are promising.
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For those weighed down by adult concerns, watching an episode leaves them feeling uplifted.
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So far, Milei has defended his Cabinet chief, even as the scandal damaged his government’s public image, constrained his political leverage in negotiations with allies and undermined his communication about spending cuts to Argentines scraping by on salaries that increasingly fall behind inflation.
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Legal counsel for the Department of Homeland Security defended the administration's actions, citing the long-standing effort to terminate the program.
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Brun’s niece sustained injuries during the shooting that were not life-threatening — a scratch on her belly, said Brun.
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The Department of Licenses and Inspections responded to the scene and condemned the house, which sustained considerable damage.
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He was replaced by Victor Robles, who got hit by a pitch on the right wrist in the bottom of the third and was lifted in favor of Weston Wilson in the fifth.
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This bikini’s feminine sweetheart neckline offers a classic, lifted silhouette made for beach days or backyard pool parties.
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Like the full flagships, the FE is getting a raised camera bump similar to what’s been installed on the Galaxy Z Fold series for a couple of generations now.
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The rash may begin as small, flat, round discolorations that become raised and fluid-filled (clear or pus) before scabbing.
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Still, Calabrese says any kind of travel expenses should go through layers of approval and be properly justified.
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Will the high costs of running and using Fable be justified now that alternatives have emerged?
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Fujimori’s presidency marks a return of her family’s political brand to Peru’s highest office — a movement that has long carried a complicated relationship with the United States.
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Since relocating to Los Angeles, Gonzalez’s small downtown team has scaled Happy Organics into a design-forward brand carried by major retailers, anchored in local maker communities and a sense of purpose.
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The series effectively elevated the character beyond being viewed simply as Superman’s female counterpart, reimagining her as a more emotionally complex and world-weary hero still grappling with the trauma of Krypton’s destruction.
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This morning, Oprah attended the annual Cannes LionHeart Seminar in an all-white look that felt effortlessly cool; it was elevated without being fussy.
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“Upheld.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upheld. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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