uprooted

past tense of uproot
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 Among those who had been displaced, 70 percent had been uprooted three or more times. — Michael Robbins, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026 Even if some families have not struggled financially through this process, all of them have been uprooted. — Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026 Security turned out to be the exception and the narrative as a whole has mostly been uprooted. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026 Many people in northern Ethiopia, including the neighboring regions of Amhara and Afar, were uprooted from their homes and tens of thousands of were believed to have been killed. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026 Nantz said the town’s contractors have started stump removal for the scores of trees that were uprooted. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 Their mothers taught them how to cook Palestinian food after geopolitical turmoil uprooted their families to the United States. — Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2026 Residential areas toward Concord Avenue and Canton Street had numerous large trees uprooted and snapped, electrical and lighting poles bent or snapped, and homes exhibiting roof/siding/window damage. — Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2026 Supposing the river was to flood, the pines and willows along its banks would be uprooted and carried away in a matter of moments. — Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026
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  • As Findley dragged the driver from the truck, Deputy Chase Blatt, driving north on I-35, saw the fire and the driver being pulled from the truck.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Saudi slowdown Saudi Arabia’s market regulator has proposed tougher rules for IPOs in an effort to revive its flagging market, which has seen a sharp decline in listings this year, as well as several high-profile IPOs being pulled.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026
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  • Donica said the gypstacks contain rare earth minerals that could be extracted one day with the proper technology, a proposal that university researchers in the state are actively working on.
    — Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Depots could reconstitute expended stocks on site, as quickly as mineral precursors can be extracted and processed.
    — Dan Driscoll, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2026
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  • Although nine episodes were filmed, only two aired before A&E yanked the controversial and critically panned series, WXIX reported at the time.
    — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Two months later, Jimmy Kimmel Live was briefly yanked from the air over comments that host Jimmy Kimmel made about the killing of Charlie Kirk.
    — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 30 Sep. 2026
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  • Someone pried open the rear cover to a truck and stole a set of golf clubs for a loss of about $3,000.
    — Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2026
  • But maybe pried his focus and joy and freedom away just a little bit going into the year.
    — Will Sammon, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
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  • Four years later Fontaine plucked another future Hall of Famer, taking outfielder Tony Gwynn in the third round.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
  • His last one was in the fourth quarter by Curry, who read the short pass and plucked it out of the air for the score.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

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“Uprooted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uprooted. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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