UPRAISING Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

as in upheaval

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verb

present participle of upraise

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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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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Noun

Amid all the upheaval and seemingly inconsistent interpretation of rules, Bill Ford appears to be asking for a strategy beyond exclusion that also might withstand a regime change or two.

— Adam Ismail, The Drive, 16 July 2026
Other players find trade speculation stressful, a reasonable response to the sudden life upheaval that ensues.

— Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 11 July 2026

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Verb

Saudi Arabia briefly issued warnings in two locations before lifting them several minutes later, saying the danger had passed.

— Monica Haider, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Max Muncy hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning on Gerrit Cole's 103rd and final pitch, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers over the New York Yankees 2-1 on Friday night in their first game in the Bronx since winning the 2024 World Series.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026

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Verb

The film stops several yellow bricks short of erecting a temple to the sacrifices of fame.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Officials, still working on guidance that will allow third parties to host the accounts, are also eyeing ways to increase enrollment, including partnering with brands, erecting billboards, and collaborating with medical facilities.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 6 July 2026

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Noun

Altitude control comes from changing overall motor thrust, and its spinning nature makes the drone passively stable.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 16 July 2026
Fully stacked with its booster, the vehicle is 124 meters (about 408 feet) tall and has enough thrust to launch 100 metric tons of cargo into space.

— Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 16 July 2026

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Instead of raising expensive new money from outside investors, parent companies extracted equity from their nonbank subsidiaries and funneled it into their commercial bank arms.

— Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Later, the Moon squares combative Mars, raising the odds of sharp words and impatient reactions.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026

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Lafayette Park is a seven-acre plot filled with green lawns, shaded walkways and five historic statues, the most prominent of which shows President Andrew Jackson on a rearing horse.

— Rachel Treisman, NPR, 16 July 2026
The gift nearly doubles the Clark’s holdings of sculpture, and includes highlights like a pair of bronze sculptures of rearing horses by Fernandino Tacca.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 16 July 2026

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