upheaved

verb

past tense of upheave
as in hoisted
to lift with effort exactly how the builders of the pyramids at Giza upheaved such massive blocks of stone remains a mystery

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  1. hoisted
  2. heaved
Verb
  • Several players with cap hits above the $10 million cutoff have reached the Stanley Cup Final but not hoisted the trophy—most recently Mitch Marner ($12 million) of the Vegas Golden Knights last year.
    — Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The 95-year-old hoisted the estate back onto the market in 1995 for $5 million, Deseret News reports.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of hoisted
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  • After a Golden Flashes timeout, Sayin rolled right and heaved it toward the end zone, when Brandon Inniss caught it in the middle of a crowd of Kent State defensive backs to make it 35-0.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The ice groaned and heaved, fracturing as if the river itself had come back to life.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of heaved
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“Upheaved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upheaved. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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