as in pulled
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 uprooted
Suddenly, in the last 48 hours before the trade deadline, the Clippers uprooted their core by trading James Harden to Cleveland and Zubac to Indiana.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 6 Feb. 2026
Everything is uprooted when it’s implied that Kate Mara’s character Nancy dies.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
While the facility includes features for children – such as a gym, a library, and classrooms – attorneys and advocates have reported poor conditions and concerns over children getting uprooted from their daily routines and held in a detention center to no fault of their own.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
But for this to happen, the Maduro regime—which exceeds Maduro himself—would have to be completely uprooted.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 7 Jan. 2026
Thousands of residents and buildings are being uprooted in Kiruna, a city that lies 145 kilometers (90 miles) north of the Arctic Circle.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 29 Dec. 2025
On the University of Colorado Boulder campus, branches littered the ground along with some large trees that were uprooted.
—Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
Ian, in just one example uprooted and moved whole townhouses and flooded homes and condos, filling them with beach sand along the Gulf Coast.
—Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025
Mulch keeps soil temperatures consistent and can prevent plants from being uprooted.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2025
Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 6 Feb. 2026
Everything is uprooted when it’s implied that Kate Mara’s character Nancy dies.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
While the facility includes features for children – such as a gym, a library, and classrooms – attorneys and advocates have reported poor conditions and concerns over children getting uprooted from their daily routines and held in a detention center to no fault of their own.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
But for this to happen, the Maduro regime—which exceeds Maduro himself—would have to be completely uprooted.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 7 Jan. 2026
Thousands of residents and buildings are being uprooted in Kiruna, a city that lies 145 kilometers (90 miles) north of the Arctic Circle.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 29 Dec. 2025
On the University of Colorado Boulder campus, branches littered the ground along with some large trees that were uprooted.
—Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
Ian, in just one example uprooted and moved whole townhouses and flooded homes and condos, filling them with beach sand along the Gulf Coast.
—Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025
Mulch keeps soil temperatures consistent and can prevent plants from being uprooted.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uprooted
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The officers did not draw their guns until Chakraborty pulled the knife, NYPD officials said.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Hundreds of thousands canceled their subscriptions after Bezos pulled a Kamala Harris endorsement from the opinion section in 2024, according to CJR.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Prosecutors Vassar and Hogan also introduced to the jury evidence of location data police extracted from his cellphone and suggested there was an absence of location data at the time of the killings because the defendant had placed his phone in airplane mode.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated February 6,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Feb. 2026
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At some point, those fuel sources will be exhausted, no further energy will be naturally extracted from what remains within them, and those once-brilliant objects will fade away into darkness.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Feb. 2026
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Alcaraz yanked a hard inside-in forehand that ticked the top of the net, before stopping almost dead and bouncing twice on Djokovic’s side.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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Thom yanked on his jeans, gave me one last sharp look and slammed the door.—
Nick Dothée,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Edge rushers Trey White and Ryan Henderson, linebacker Owen Chambliss and safety Dwayne McDougle were pried away by Power Four programs, but SDSU coach Sean Lewis was pleased that the Aztecs were able to hold onto much of the talent while adding to it through the NCAA transfer portal.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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The officers and two bystanders pried open the truck’s door and pulled the driver to safety, the agency said.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Mornings begin at your own pace with homemade granola and shakshuka before heartier lunches and dinners of chicken tagine, lamb kebabs and roasted eggplant with colourful zesty salads mostly plucked from the on-site vegetable garden.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Feb. 2026
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There’s also Liège waffles ($10), plucked from the Good Neighbor dessert menu, and playful milkshakes ($10) and smoothies ($11) that can be made boozy for an additional $6.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Uprooted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uprooted. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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