upreared

verb

past tense of uprear
as in rose
to move or extend upward trees uprearing towards the sky

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  1. rose
  2. climbed
  3. ascended
  4. soared
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  • One exception is the popular ‘Knock Out’ rose cultivars, which bloom on new growth.
    — The Spruce, The Spruce, 8 Nov. 2026
  • That rose to about 8 in 10 among Republican voters who were 45 and older.
    — STEVEN SLOAN, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of rose
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  • Peter Dominguez, the president of California Surfaces, a countertop fabrication and installation company in Santa Fe Springs, in Los Angeles County, has watched in recent years as silicosis cases climbed and lawsuits mounted.
    — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The Franklin Park Defenders pushed back last Friday at the city’s latest cost estimate that has climbed since it was first floated.
    — Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of climbed
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  • That same year, Cruz Bustamante became the first Latino Assembly speaker, then lieutenant governor — the first Latino elected to statewide office in California since Pacheco ascended to the same position in the 1870s.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The line shrank as the Hurricanes ascended to the top spot in the AP Top 25.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of ascended
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  • In Michigan, the state with the largest change, the average price soared more than 50% compared to a year earlier.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Caraway’s other plastic-free products, like cutting boards, have soared in sales over the past three years.
    — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of soared
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“Upreared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upreared. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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