upheaving

present participle of upheave
as in heaving
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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  • Darcey continued heaving in the car, which left Georgi grossed out.
    Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
  • And, in what is now Ecuador, there was a forest with a heaving ancient ecosystem.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
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  • As the Bucks worked against a zone from the Pistons on this possession midway through the first quarter, no one in the organization would have been upset with Green hoisting an above-the-break 3.
    Eric Nehm, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • If Vegas can stop Thomas from carving up their defense with her scoring and passing, then the Las Vegas Aces could be hoisting their third title.
    Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Upheaving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upheaving. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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