uprear

verb

ˈəp-ˈrir How to pronounce uprear (audio)
Definition of uprearnext
as in to rise
to move or extend upward trees uprearing towards the sky

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uprear
  1. rise
  2. climb
  3. ascend
  4. soar
Verb
  • The footage mixes high-speed chases and explosive action with comedic beats, framing a story built around chaos, mismatched heroism and rising stakes as the mission unfolds.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
  • With five minutes of task-specific data and 10 gradient steps, its average success rate rose to 83%.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of rise
Verb
  • Humidity has taken another dip during the daylight hours Friday before climbing Friday evening into the beginning of the weekend.
    — Steven Sosna, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The expedition was Geis’ first attempt to climb an 8,000-meter (26,247-foot) peak in Pakistan.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of climb
Verb
  • For the Patriots to overcome the Bills, Maye will probably need to ascend into the elite echelon of quarterbacks that his division rival occupies.
    — Austin Mock, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • These leaders ascended to the international stage with a mixture of macho populism and a Trumpian right-wing, authoritarian aesthetic.
    — Daniel Castro, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of ascend
Verb
  • Shares of Unitree, one of China's largest humanoid robot makers, initially soared as much as 629% in its public stock trading debut Wednesday in Shanghai, in the latest highlight of investor optimism over China’s technological advances.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The National Weather Service has placed South Florida under a heat advisory, with feels-like temperatures expected to soar into the triple digits.
    — Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of soar
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“Uprear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uprear. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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