Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for upraise
Verb
  • Firefighters had to call in a crane to lift the dump truck off the Ford Ranger.
    Frank Fernandez, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
  • By 2021, in regions where travel restrictions had lifted, professionals were once again boarding flights—face masks on and negative Covid test results in hand—to attend trade shows.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 16 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • When the basilica was erected, Constantinople, perched at the eastern end of the European continent and named after emperor Constantine the Great, was one of the most important capitals of Christendom.
    Danuta Hamlin, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025
  • The two-story stone building, which also served as a church and school, was erected at a cost of $329.75.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • At the same time, these updates raise questions about the Oscars broadcast itself.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The incident with Lauren had understandably raised questions on whether Weezer’s set would still happen.
    Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Naomi has been elevated as a villain for the first time in nearly a decade while her tremendous heel work has also helped Cargill become one of WWE’s most popular stars.
    Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
  • That’s what elevates the stakes of every relationship in this show.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Colleagues remember Coulter as a passionate leader who used his work to uplift and inspire his community.
    J.M. Banks, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2025
  • The King, 76, and Queen, 77, traveled to Italy for a state visit from April 7 to April 10, where Queen Camilla spoke to reporters about how her husband's work uplifts him amid his cancer treatment.
    Janine Henni, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Upraise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upraise. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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