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
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.
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Celeste Kidd, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
From the onset, Phalanx is a tale that upends our own familiarity with the Xenomorph by resetting the stakes involved in understanding and combatting them.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 22 Sep. 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
That upends a previous hypothesis that the best clues to past life on Mars could be contained in older rock formations.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 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
Celeste Kidd, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
From the onset, Phalanx is a tale that upends our own familiarity with the Xenomorph by resetting the stakes involved in understanding and combatting them.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 22 Sep. 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
That upends a previous hypothesis that the best clues to past life on Mars could be contained in older rock formations.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 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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However, the new fuel cell overcomes this challenge with its lightweight design.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Sep. 2025
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Saginaw’s surge overcomes Boswell The Pioneers of Boswell dominated play in the opening half, building a 21-0 lead that looked rock solid behind a persistent defense and an offense balanced with good running and passing.—
Pat Wheeler,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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See video … WATCH CHARLIE HURT – Shutting the government down defeats the whole purpose of the Democratic Party.—
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FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Mighty Bhima, strongest of the Pandava brothers, defeats Duryodhana by breaking his thighs and crushing his genitals with his mace, literally hitting him below the belt.—
Seamus Sullivan
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The birds, sourced from Jurgielewicz Farms, an Amish producer in Pennsylvania that raises Peking ducks exclusively, are hung to dry overnight.—
Mackensy Lunsford,
Nashville Tennessean,
2 Oct. 2025
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In painting such a devastating picture of Biden, Harris raises questions about her own political judgment.—
Book Marks
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 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
Verb
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The nation takes the entire cure by eliminating all domestic coins and bills in circulation.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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In other words, the team that takes the ice Thursday night for the 2025-26 season opener features a healthy dose of franchise history.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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On that front, scale beats rhetoric and right now, China has both.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Or Miami wins, but Georgia Tech only loses one or two conferences games, then beats Georgia, in which case the ’Canes and Jackets might both get in.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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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Private Music conquers the Top Hard Rock Albums chart for a second week in a row.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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If the team that gets the ball first goes down and scores a touchdown, followed by a standard extra point, the second team has to score a touchdown but could attempt to end the game with a successful two-point try.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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The pasta gets its fun colors from black carrot and tomato powder per ALDI’s promise to only use natural dyes in their products.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Upends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upends. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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