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
Everything is uprooted when it’s implied that Kate Mara’s character Nancy dies.
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
Alliances and institutional memories are the Democrats’ great advantage over a self-uprooting Republican Party.
—Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
Producers of cognac are cutting staff and uprooting vines as sales go down the drain.
—Suzanne Lynch, Bloomberg, 27 Jan. 2026
The six-part thriller follows John (Lincoln) who uproots his family and moves from London to the small Scottish village of Coldwater, following a violent incident at a playground.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
Alliances and institutional memories are the Democrats’ great advantage over a self-uprooting Republican Party.
—Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
Producers of cognac are cutting staff and uprooting vines as sales go down the drain.
—Suzanne Lynch, Bloomberg, 27 Jan. 2026
The six-part thriller follows John (Lincoln) who uproots his family and moves from London to the small Scottish village of Coldwater, following a violent incident at a playground.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uproot
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Other technologies that could be phased out include waste heat recovery systems that pull heat from the car’s engine to the interior, solar reflective surface coating and high efficacy exterior lights.—
Julian Torres,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
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McIlroy got a four at the par-five first to pull even with the leaders, who both birdied it themselves 10 minutes later to move to 13 under.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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But in late January, a cadre of federal workers yanked placards from the site’s brick walls in response to a March 2025 executive order from the White House that shunned complication.—
Adam Harris,
The Atlantic,
19 Feb. 2026
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Last fall Kimmel was temporarily yanked off the air after ABC was threatened by FCC chairman Brendan Carr; last summer Colbert’s show was canceled, purportedly for financial reasons, right around the same time its parent company was seeking Trump’s approval for a merger.—
Joy Press,
Vanity Fair,
19 Feb. 2026
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The galaxies will dissociate and disappear, leaving only isolated masses expanding away from one another, with no energy left to extract.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Feb. 2026
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Using microorganisms to mine meteorites could be an effective way to extract precious metals in space, scientists say.—
Julian Dossett,
Space.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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The pool and hot tub setup look like they were plucked from an island retreat, set underneath palm trees and boasting a splash pad.—
Nora Heston Tarte,
Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Scheelhaase shifted to coaching at Illinois in 2015 and rose up the ranks at Iowa State under head coach Matt Campbell for six seasons before McVay plucked him from the college ranks in 2024.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Uproot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uproot. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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