upraises

verb

present tense third-person singular of upraise
1
as in lifts
to move from a lower to a higher place or position the runner's arms were upraised in a sign of victory as he crossed the finish line

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2
as in erects
to fix in an upright position archaeologists are still not sure how the mysterious statues on Easter Island were upraised

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  1. lifts
  2. erects
  3. raises
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  • The pavilion includes a gym, a sports court, a steam room and lifts for 20 cars.
    — Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The same impulse that lifts some victims up can leave others, the imperfect ones, out in the cold.
    — Paul Bloom, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026
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  • Perhaps that is why the voucher program’s $26 billion plan rejects accountability and erects barriers for meaningful participation of public school students.
    — Denise Forte, Baltimore Sun, 21 Oct. 2026
  • King drops elephants through the air, erects wobbly Towers of Babel, lets characters run amok with depictions of her own pencils, and then summons a hand with a knife to clear a clean space on the page.
    — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
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  • One of those pay packages gave thousands of civilian city workers raises of about 24% over five years.
    — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Mike Katz-Lacabe, the organization's research director, said the program raises questions about how drones will be monitored, who will have access to the footage and whether police can adequately oversee their own use of the technology.
    — Da Lin, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of raises
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