as in lifts
to move from a lower to a higher place or position
a mountain range that was uplifted millions of years ago by the collision of continental plates
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as in encouragements
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as in increases
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Verb
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Supreme Court decision on deportations lifts a lower-court block Alien Enemies Act but upholds rights of those targeted for enforcement.—
Baltimore Sun Editorial Board,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Apr. 2025 -
The emergency ruling, for now, lifts one of two lower court orders reversing the mass terminations.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
8 Apr. 2025
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If the Broncos think Henderson elevates the entire offense, then why not?—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
11 Apr. 2025
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Brock Nelson’s two-way game elevates the 2C position.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In 2024's The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, the actor played Gus March-Phillips, who is widely known as one of the real-life inspirations for Bond.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
People.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Over the years, Caro, 89, has also mentioned taking more specific inspirations from fiction.—
Chris Heath,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Apr. 2025
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Yet the possibility of preemptively pardoning people who have not been charged of any crimes raises a host of legal concerns that could sway Biden not to take action.—
Joey Garrison,
USA TODAY,
8 Jan. 2025
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But the study demonstrates how competition raises the stakes of getting lucky early in life, says Robin Snyder, a theoretical ecologist at Case Western Reserve University who wasn't involved in the research.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
8 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Performance enhancements through flexible architecture The MARBEL prototypes address critical performance aspects.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Apr. 2025
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These enhancements enable the robot to adapt effortlessly to various tasks without requiring costly modifications to existing infrastructures.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Because of refinements in data collection and methodology, the new results are not directly comparable to prior NSCRC reports on degree completion rates.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes,
4 Dec. 2024
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Urgent need to build and deploy new reactors A critical part of Radiant’s phase two work will include developing documentation for the Preliminary Documented Safety Analysis (PDSA) and implementing critical design refinements.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Nov. 2024
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“Uplifts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uplifts. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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