as in to pry
to draw out by force or with effort
uprooted the old bridge's pilings upon the completion of its replacement
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Recent Examples of uproot
It was originally named the Frederick Douglass Colored School and was located in a downtown Black neighborhood called Quakertown, which was uprooted by a bond election for a park.
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Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 June 2026
Inside Ecole National Republique de Colombie in the Turgeau neighborhood where 1,246 individuals live in squalor, residents uprooted by gangs described lives defined by deepening hunger and increasingly inhumane conditions.
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Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
Both in the past and in the present, Euphoria uproots Ali from the comfortable four walls of the diner.
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Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
The tornado in Jefferson County left behind snapped tree limbs and uprooted trees, NWS said.
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Finch Walker,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 June 2026
Inside Ecole National Republique de Colombie in the Turgeau neighborhood where 1,246 individuals live in squalor, residents uprooted by gangs described lives defined by deepening hunger and increasingly inhumane conditions.
—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
Both in the past and in the present, Euphoria uproots Ali from the comfortable four walls of the diner.
—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
The tornado in Jefferson County left behind snapped tree limbs and uprooted trees, NWS said.
—
Finch Walker,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uproot
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This seasonal turn pulls you toward a time of reflection.
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To pull it off, the show’s creative team had to build a rock star from the ground up, crafting a visual identity, creating music that could stand on its own outside the series, and transforming Reid into a performer capable of owning a crowd rather than simply acting in front of one.
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Within days of its release, Anthropic’s most sophisticated public AI model was abruptly yanked from customers.
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With two outs and a runner on, Sasaki yanked a splitter to the inside edge of the strike zone to Gunnar Henderson, who lifted it over the wall in right field.
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EgoLab, an Indian data aggregation company among those extracting this information from apparel factories, according to The Guardian, has a clientele that includes major companies like Tesla.
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Even when doctors are able to access patient data from other systems, pinpointing and extracting the most relevant information for a particular patient’s case can require tremendous effort.
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Prime Day 2026 Editor Picks One way to weed through the pages and pages of deals is going straight to the Vogue editor picks section, to see what the team has hand-plucked across all categories.
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This gorgeous, minimalist rug from Nuloom looks like it was plucked straight from a five-star resort with its striking border and jute-like texture.
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“Uproot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uproot. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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