1
as in overcomes
to achieve a victory over
the team won the division play-offs, but was upended in the final championship game
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as in erects
to fix in an upright position
we had to upend the sofa in order to fit it into the elevator
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Recent Examples of upends
Trump blitz upends life in Chicago Who is Chief Bovino?
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Here, Fargeat reframes the typical rape-revenge tropes with the female gaze, culminating in a scene of full-frontal male nudity that completely upends the traditional gender dynamics.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
While Piaget was certainly correct in observing that children engage in a host of unusual behaviors, my lab recently uncovered evidence that upends some long-standing assumptions about the limits of children’s logical capabilities that originated with his work.
—Celeste Kidd, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Verdagy’s single-cell architecture also upends conventional maintenance cycles.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
Nobody Wants This follows Joanne and Noah, a podcaster and a rabbi who form an unlikely romantic bond that upends their respective social and familial circles.
—Staff Author, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
Your chances of being a long-term winner are infinitesimal, and a small percentage of people will develop an addiction that upends their lives.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
Now, a new study published September 10 in the journal PLOS One again upends gender stereotypes, demonstrating that women and children were just as likely to be buried with stone tools as men.
—Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
Offering one-time access to the event by way of a day pass upends these economics.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Michael Loria, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Here, Fargeat reframes the typical rape-revenge tropes with the female gaze, culminating in a scene of full-frontal male nudity that completely upends the traditional gender dynamics.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
While Piaget was certainly correct in observing that children engage in a host of unusual behaviors, my lab recently uncovered evidence that upends some long-standing assumptions about the limits of children’s logical capabilities that originated with his work.
—Celeste Kidd, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Verdagy’s single-cell architecture also upends conventional maintenance cycles.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
Nobody Wants This follows Joanne and Noah, a podcaster and a rabbi who form an unlikely romantic bond that upends their respective social and familial circles.
—Staff Author, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
Your chances of being a long-term winner are infinitesimal, and a small percentage of people will develop an addiction that upends their lives.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
Now, a new study published September 10 in the journal PLOS One again upends gender stereotypes, demonstrating that women and children were just as likely to be buried with stone tools as men.
—Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
Offering one-time access to the event by way of a day pass upends these economics.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for upends
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Robotic system overcomes key technical challenges If implemented at large scale, the system could help tackle range anxiety for EVs.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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The depth of humanity Kosztolányi brings to the sorrowful life of Skylark and her adoring parents is magical, and rewards anyone who overcomes its modest premise.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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In these sparsely populated spaces, the mountain always defeats the human, instilling a deep respect for the environment.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Vigenère cipher ingeniously defeats straightforward frequency analysis because not all E’s, for example, will get mapped to the same letter.—
Jack Murtagh,
Scientific American,
22 Oct. 2025
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The situation raises broader questions about transparency, accountability, and the example set by Hialeah’s top official.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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As people increasingly rely on AI assistants as search tools, and the study raises concerns about the potential proliferation of misinformation.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025
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This storied sandwich is served each year at the Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia; and many have long tried to replicate the recipe, which seemingly masters the perfect ratio of ingredients for classic egg salad.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
23 Aug. 2025
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Focus is difficult and hardly anyone masters the skill.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Quince Mongolian Cashmere Fisherman Sweater Vest This Quince sweater vest takes cozy to a refined new level.—
Jeaneen Russell,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement Made by History takes readers beyond the headlines with articles written and edited by professional historians.—
Time,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
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Double beats — where a company beats on both revenue and earnings — are happening more often, too.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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Good pitching beats good hitting.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
18 Oct. 2025
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The winner of a duel conquers his opponent’s square, gaining more ground – the loser leaves the game.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
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For Nawaf Abdulhadi, joy comes when the choir conquers a difficult phrase in perfect unison.—
Billboard Arabia,
Billboard,
22 Sep. 2025
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After Lazio at the weekend, the algorithm gets kinder.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Upends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upends. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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