upraising 1 of 2

noun

as in upheaval

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verb

present participle of upraise
1
as in lifting
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 erecting
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. upheaval
  2. lifting
  3. erecting
  4. thrust
  5. raising
  6. rearing
  7. upsurge
  8. elevating
Noun
  • Guardiola is gone, star midfielder Rodri has departed, and there is ongoing upheaval across several positions as new boss Enzo Maresca reshapes the squad.
    — Dean Jones, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • So the city’s annual meeting with the investment community came at an inconvenient time given the personnel upheaval on the fifth floor.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of upheaval
Verb
  • In the opposite direction, open the elbows wide, arching the back and lifting the chin to the sky.
    — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • This type of training is focused on lifting increasingly heavy weights to build bone and muscle mass — something that is critical for women in midlife.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of lifting
Verb
  • In 2011, after the community board and Landmarks greenlit Spence’s erecting a 33-foot-tall glass enclosure to connect its East 91st Street campus with an adjacent building, neighbors took their complaints to press.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 17 Aug. 2026
  • In fact, experts generally hold that splitting the shots will decrease vaccination rates for all three diseases by erecting an unnecessary obstacle to the shots.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of erecting
Noun
  • Elytra combines high-thrust maneuverability with substantial fuel reserves and payload capacity.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The thematic thrust of season one adulthood proper, and responsibility and maturity.
    — Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of thrust
Verb
  • The spending is raising questions about Denver's decision to hire outside lawyers for the cases, its decision to agree to the firm's hourly rates and how quickly the legal bills have exceeded the amount the city originally agreed to pay.
    — Brian Maass, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • That, in turn, makes less ground transport available, increasing the cost of shipping overland and raising the price on a wide range of goods that never even transited the canal.
    — Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of raising
Verb
  • During spring and summer, those same ponds and lakes provided excellent nesting and gosling-rearing areas.
    — Mark Vrtiska, The Conversation, 30 July 2026
  • Was there a method to rearing such a fine student and good boy?
    — Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 July 2026
Definition of rearing
Noun
  • These extra-institutional mass upsurges have posed the greatest challenges to the Hindu nationalist political order helmed by Modi.
    — Asim Ali, Time, 1 Aug. 2026
  • But trading that against the potential benefit of many years of upsurge?
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of upsurge
Verb
  • But for allies of a vice president who’s uniquely willing to feed his online trolls, Magness struck a nerve by elevating Vance’s comments that the dollar’s reserve-currency status could be hurting the US’ ability to export goods.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The conflict in the Middle East, now nearing its six-month mark, has sent oil prices higher, elevating inflation concerns.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of elevating
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