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
On the heels of Operation Metro Surge, the massive immigration enforcement that uprooted everyday life for many people in the Twin Cities, local community members are being honored for their bravery in documenting the events.
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Mars King, Twin Cities, 28 May 2026
The Pontiac Gazette newspaper in Oakland County reported storm damage included apple and peach trees uprooted or twisted, churches destroyed, and cemetery tombstones blown down.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Many trees will be snapped or uprooted, blocking numerous roads.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
The pandemic also played a part as parents chose charter schools or uprooted to other districts and states to find in-person learning.
—Stacker, Boston Herald, 18 May 2026
No, the folks in Western Washington haven’t entirely forgotten – or forgiven – the way the Sonics franchise was uprooted in 2008.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
Trees uprooted by strong winds blocked streets.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
In her front yard, two blue spruce trees that Burvee had planted 41 years ago were uprooted and lay on their sides.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
Some wind damage was reported in the city, with at least one large tree being uprooted on Chicago Street as a result.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Mars King, Twin Cities, 28 May 2026
The Pontiac Gazette newspaper in Oakland County reported storm damage included apple and peach trees uprooted or twisted, churches destroyed, and cemetery tombstones blown down.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Many trees will be snapped or uprooted, blocking numerous roads.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
The pandemic also played a part as parents chose charter schools or uprooted to other districts and states to find in-person learning.
—Stacker, Boston Herald, 18 May 2026
No, the folks in Western Washington haven’t entirely forgotten – or forgiven – the way the Sonics franchise was uprooted in 2008.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
Trees uprooted by strong winds blocked streets.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
In her front yard, two blue spruce trees that Burvee had planted 41 years ago were uprooted and lay on their sides.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
Some wind damage was reported in the city, with at least one large tree being uprooted on Chicago Street as a result.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uprooted
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Colorado pulled to 8-3 in the fifth on Tyler Freeman’s two-run homer, but the Angels answered again in the bottom half on Jo Adell’s RBI single for a 9-3 lead.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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The hood’s intake is mounted at the back, so smoke and fumes rising from the back burners get pulled straight up into it.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
3 June 2026
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In an exclusive clip shared with PEOPLE, a focus group of women who have either pursued or considered PMSR discuss the unknowns of the procedure, which allows patients to conceive biological children of deceased men using DNA extracted within 72 hours of death.—
Brian Brant,
PEOPLE,
4 June 2026
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To see what was happening, his team added a dash of enzymes extracted from yeast cultures.—
Siddhant Pusdekar,
Quanta Magazine,
1 June 2026
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Her only help came from a passenger who yanked the girls away.—
Caitlin McGlade,
Charlotte Observer,
2 June 2026
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The theater was also immediately gutted, the audience chairs yanked out and flung into a pile in the middle of the studio.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2026
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On May 5, three people dressed in waterproof hip waders and other protective gear pried open a maintenance hole cover and descended into the sewer on a street in Queens.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 June 2026
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Pleasure and pressure, individual desire and collective manipulation—these would-be poles all overlap on bitknot because they can’t be pried apart in life.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
1 June 2026
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Many of the items for the set were quite literally plucked from her residence ahead of her Saturday Night Live performance at the end of last year.—
Angela Tafoya,
Architectural Digest,
29 May 2026
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Etna, a battle-scarred but kindhearted shepherd mix who was plucked from his home on the eve of an unspecified conflict in an unnamed country, has grown weary of war’s brutalities and longs to return to the coastal farm of his puppyhood.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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“Uprooted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uprooted. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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