1
as in honorable
conforming to a high standard of morality or virtue
an honest and upright people
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2
as in honest
following the accepted rules of moral conduct
informing the clerk that he had just given me back too much in change was the only upright thing to do
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3
as in vertical
rising straight up
only one pillar of the ruined temple remained upright
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Recent Examples of upright
Some with Eight Sleep's top-end tech found their bed was stuck in an upright position.
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PC Magazine, 22 Oct. 2025
Glasses with thinner rims should be stored upright about half an inch apart to prevent chipping.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Bestsellers like Levoit air purifiers and humidifiers or Shark vacuums (this one ranks as a number one best seller in the upright vacuums category).
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2025
The narrow, upright branches of 'Fastigiata' are particularly striking when grown flat against a wall, but winter winds can pose a threat, even when trees are anchored to a wall.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2025
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PC Magazine, 22 Oct. 2025
Glasses with thinner rims should be stored upright about half an inch apart to prevent chipping.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Bestsellers like Levoit air purifiers and humidifiers or Shark vacuums (this one ranks as a number one best seller in the upright vacuums category).
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2025
The narrow, upright branches of 'Fastigiata' are particularly striking when grown flat against a wall, but winter winds can pose a threat, even when trees are anchored to a wall.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upright
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In 2021, the Vietnam Veterans of America presented Agnes with an award for her dedication, devotion and honorable military service.—
Bea L. Hines,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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And unlike Hemingway, who tends to be fixated on honorable men thrust into, or just emerging from, Big Moments—frequently war—McGuane is interested in large-souled men in smaller moments.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
30 Oct. 2025
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His memoir is a patchy affair, to be honest, which omits entire swaths of his achievement, yet its wayward momentum exerts a certain charm, as if Hopkins were only just in control of his reminiscences.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Walks that resulted in us having the deepest, most honest and even the funniest conversations of our lives together.—
Louis Casiano , Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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The Axisymmetric Vectoring Exhaust Nozzle (AVEN) provides thrust vectoring capability for X-BAT’s vertical takeoff and landing maneuverability.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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Located in its app, the Watch tab now features a feed of vertical video stories, though they are editorially curated rather than algorithmically fed, at least for now.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
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Other ethical considerations will arise as the watches go into production.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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There are also social and ethical challenges that need to be addressed.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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The only club with a losing record is the Minnesota Vikings, who are a fairly respectable 3-4.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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By most accounts, Hooch was a fairly respectable businessman, but he was convicted of murder after shooting the popular banker and stealing $20.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
28 Oct. 2025
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His speech drew several rounds of applause and a standing ovation.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Spokesperson for The Boca Raton Anne Marie Connolly told the South Florida Sun Sentinel that most standing water receded Monday morning.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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As the conversation turned to Haliburton, Antetokounmpo challenged Turner to say three nice things about his former All-Star point guard.—
Darnell Mayberry,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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Even the fact that Refiberd doesn’t need a lot of financing to keep itself afloat because of the nature of its technology is a nice bit of happenstance.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
31 Oct. 2025
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Is Lee Raybon a righteous crusader for truth and justice or a dangerously delusional white savior?—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Regardless, this detour into a genre not previously associated with clacking mandibles and righteous kills suggests the brand’s braintrust wants to diversify its portfolio a bit.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Upright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upright. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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