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upreared

verb

past tense of uprear
as in rose
to move or extend upward trees uprearing towards the sky

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  1. rose
  2. climbed
  3. ascended
  4. soared
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  • Natural gas used for electricity generation rose 87% between 2014 and 2024.
    — Joe McGee, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Ralph Lauren’s latest quarterly report showed revenue rose 14%, led by demand from younger shoppers as well as affluent ones.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of rose
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  • Suicide remains the 10th leading cause of death in the United States, and CDC data released this year show firearm suicides actually climbed to their highest level on record in 2025, topping 28,000.
    — Courtney Marx, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
  • California’s median home price climbed back above $900,000 in August, according to the California Association of Realtors.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of climbed
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  • The first reigning queen of Japan, Suiko ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne in 593 CE and presided over a flowering of Buddhism under her regent, Prince Shotoku.
    — Liz Regalia, Parents, 9 Sep. 2026
  • As then-lieutenant governor, McKee ascended to the top office.
    — Whitman Littlefield, The Providence Journal, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of ascended
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  • Standing beneath the stars and stripes as our National Anthem filled Arrowhead and a B-2 soared overhead was one of them.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Palantir soared 135% in 2025, 340% in 2024 and another 167% in 2023.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of soared
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“Upreared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upreared. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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