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
Helm topples trees, uproots crops, overturns feed stacks, steals loose blankets.
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Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
In Contramaestre, a town in Santiago de Cuba province, Melissa’s strong winds uprooted trees and tore off sections of sidewalk.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Damage was caused by Category 5 winds, which were strong enough to uproot trees.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Most recently, in 2024, the university implemented a comprehensive revitalization effort for the shrubs—uprooting and replanting them in new soil with improved irrigation and drainage—marking the third removal.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
In Contramaestre, a town in Santiago de Cuba province, Melissa’s strong winds uprooted trees and tore off sections of sidewalk.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Damage was caused by Category 5 winds, which were strong enough to uproot trees.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Most recently, in 2024, the university implemented a comprehensive revitalization effort for the shrubs—uprooting and replanting them in new soil with improved irrigation and drainage—marking the third removal.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uproot
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The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Nov. 2025
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Bruce Bennett / Getty Images TORONTO — Anthony Stolarz pulled Dennis Hildeby in close as the 6-foot-7 Swede was putting the finishing touches on his goalie gear.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Just as the video began, a man identified as Justin Calhoon, 19, lunged across the table, yanked it toward him and flipped it on its side while Turning Point materials spilled onto the pavement.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Ciattarelli promises to lower energy costs immediately by yanking the state out of a regional greenhouse gas initiative, as well as any other environmental policy that voters are sick of.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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The amount of space between garden soil particles is so minuscule that container plants struggle to send their roots into it and extract nutrients from it.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Nov. 2025
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Historically, concrete production depended heavily on natural sand and gravel extracted from riverbeds, a practice that led to severe environmental degradation in some regions.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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The Dodgers, with baseball's biggest payroll, have used their financial ability to pluck some of the most sought-after and most expensive free agents on the market.—
Steve Futterman,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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An all-star cast plucked from different corners of the pop culture firmament leads Ryan Murphy's All's Fair, a Hulu legal drama about female divorce attorneys who open their own practice.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Uproot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uproot. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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