upheaves

verb

present tense third-person singular of upheave
as in hoists
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. hoists
  2. heaves
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  • Spain's Rodri hoists the World Cup trophy surrounded by teammates.
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 21 July 2026
  • None of that means that whoever hoists the Claret Jug in two days will not have earned it.
    — Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 17 July 2026
Definition of hoists
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  • Fun story here about why even top teams are beginning to prize heaves like this one.
    — Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 25 July 2026
  • In another video, an emergency worker heaves a large stone aside while working to free people from the wreckage.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 25 June 2026
Definition of heaves
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