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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
New evidence published today in the journal Science upends decades of evolutionary theory about when animals first walked on land.
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Sarah Durn,
Popular Science,
18 June 2026
Ruling upends August elections At the center of the controversy is an ambiguous ruling from the Missouri Supreme Court last month that left local election officials scrambling.
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Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
Her stunning debut memoir is about how trauma upends narrative structures, and the struggle to write about it anyway despite its unwieldiness.
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Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
Based on the bestselling novel by Bart Baker, Honeymoon with Harry follows a rough-around-the-edges man (Gyllenhaal) who ends up sharing an unwanted journey with his fiancée’s prickly, overprotective father (Costner) after a life-altering turn upends their plans.
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Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
8 June 2026
Yuen, cast as the untrained newcomer who upends the protagonist’s world, provides the catalyst that drives the film toward its conclusion.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
28 May 2026
Named by her new owner, Silvia after a Mexican pop star whose 1980s hits ricochet from a rickety TV, Yuri upends Silvia’s solitary existence on a windswept island off the southern coast of Chile, setting the protagonist on a journey of self-discovery that forces her to confront childhood traumas.
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Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
But when an unexpected pregnancy upends their fragile dynamic, Caroline is pushed out of the circle triggering a fallout that unearths secrets and sends shockwaves through the entire town.
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Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
22 May 2026
The new analysis upends previous assumptions.
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Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
20 May 2026
Sarah Durn,
Popular Science,
18 June 2026
Ruling upends August elections At the center of the controversy is an ambiguous ruling from the Missouri Supreme Court last month that left local election officials scrambling.
—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
Her stunning debut memoir is about how trauma upends narrative structures, and the struggle to write about it anyway despite its unwieldiness.
—
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
Based on the bestselling novel by Bart Baker, Honeymoon with Harry follows a rough-around-the-edges man (Gyllenhaal) who ends up sharing an unwanted journey with his fiancée’s prickly, overprotective father (Costner) after a life-altering turn upends their plans.
—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
8 June 2026
Yuen, cast as the untrained newcomer who upends the protagonist’s world, provides the catalyst that drives the film toward its conclusion.
—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
28 May 2026
Named by her new owner, Silvia after a Mexican pop star whose 1980s hits ricochet from a rickety TV, Yuri upends Silvia’s solitary existence on a windswept island off the southern coast of Chile, setting the protagonist on a journey of self-discovery that forces her to confront childhood traumas.
—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
But when an unexpected pregnancy upends their fragile dynamic, Caroline is pushed out of the circle triggering a fallout that unearths secrets and sends shockwaves through the entire town.
—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
22 May 2026
The new analysis upends previous assumptions.
—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for upends
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And a strangeness suddenly overcomes me.
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These families show that love overcomes differences.
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The university erects a study tent inside K-Ville with desks and power strips to charge laptops and phones.
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This approach still erects a financial barrier for the hundreds of thousands of San Diego County residents who have supported Balboa Park institutions for generations.
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If Sky defeats Morgan in the Queen of the Ring finals, that would likely set up a rematch for Morgan’s Women’s World Championship at SummerSlam.
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Which side of a sun shade faces out Not using a sunshade properly almost defeats the purpose of using one at all.
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The extreme heat has been supercharged by global warming, driven by humans burning fossil fuels, which raises the background temperature, making every heat wave more intense.
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Before Crowley was ousted, the city’s top financial analyst pushed back on her budget-cutting narrative, saying that spending on the Fire Department actually went up during that budget year — in large part because of a package of firefighter raises.
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Finally, Kim masters the steps and takes to the stage with confidence, as her family cheers her on!
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Levy masters one hilarious perplexed comedic reaction after another as Nicky, a closeted pastor with a zany, highly dysfunctional family.
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Outfit 10 In the summer, my style errs on the casual side, but the Original Contour Presence Cami Tank takes my look to the next level while maintaining my comfort.
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Mousa Tamari takes a beautiful crossing shot into the box from Ehsan Haddad and slides into the ball to send it past Argentina keeper Emiliano Martínez and into the back of the net for Jordan’s first score and third of the tournament.
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England or Ghana are the likeliest candidates unless group mate Panama, who’s already eliminated, beats England on Saturday — in which case rip up your predictions and embrace the chaos.
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On the verify level, one action beats everything else combined.
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Just one week after one powerhouse tied the other, that match has been broken as Swift once again conquers the tally.
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That doesn’t mean robbing Billy of his shot at prying open Homelander’s skull, but with only a symbolic solution to Trump’s authoritarian rise — love conquers all!
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