as in pulling
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 uprooting
Then, in May, on the beaches around the Vjosa Delta, considered the last wild river on the continent, bulldozers arrived and began uprooting pine trees, flattening dunes, and opening access routes.
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Marzio G. Mian, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026
Strip mining it in the US can be particularly destructive to the environment, uprooting entire ecosystems.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 11 June 2026
However, the lunation is uprooting you from your comfort zone and urging you to realize that life is messy and unpredictable.
—Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 10 June 2026
Under long-standing practice, Lucy could apply for her green card right in Ohio without uprooting her life.
—Cassandra Burke Robertson, The Conversation, 27 May 2026
Last spring, a strong tornado raged through Forest Park, carving out a massive path of destruction and uprooting or damaging thousands of trees.
—Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2026
This is easily accomplished by snipping the smaller ones (when a few inches tall) beneath the soil line instead of uprooting them, which could disturb the roots of the single seedling in each cluster.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
In 2022, Haylie opened up about uprooting her family from Los Angeles to Texas during the pandemic.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Families like the ones served by Knightsbridge may be operating at a different scale, but the underlying pattern—uprooting a household, splitting a family across time zones, reorganizing daily life around one child’s athletic trajectory—is hardly confined to the ultra-wealthy.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2026
Marzio G. Mian, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026
Strip mining it in the US can be particularly destructive to the environment, uprooting entire ecosystems.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 11 June 2026
However, the lunation is uprooting you from your comfort zone and urging you to realize that life is messy and unpredictable.
—Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 10 June 2026
Under long-standing practice, Lucy could apply for her green card right in Ohio without uprooting her life.
—Cassandra Burke Robertson, The Conversation, 27 May 2026
Last spring, a strong tornado raged through Forest Park, carving out a massive path of destruction and uprooting or damaging thousands of trees.
—Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2026
This is easily accomplished by snipping the smaller ones (when a few inches tall) beneath the soil line instead of uprooting them, which could disturb the roots of the single seedling in each cluster.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
In 2022, Haylie opened up about uprooting her family from Los Angeles to Texas during the pandemic.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Families like the ones served by Knightsbridge may be operating at a different scale, but the underlying pattern—uprooting a household, splitting a family across time zones, reorganizing daily life around one child’s athletic trajectory—is hardly confined to the ultra-wealthy.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uprooting
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The beast screamed and flew away, pulling an attached anchor into the water.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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Launched in 2004 to study gamma-ray bursts, Swift remains scientifically valuable, but atmospheric drag has been pulling it dangerously close to Earth.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
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The two have already had a few chats away from prying eyes and shared a few kisses.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
10 June 2026
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Even remakes and adaptations of centuries-old novels are kept away from prying eyes, forgetting that everybody can look up the ending of every story ever told on Wikipedia.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
9 June 2026
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Designed for all ages, the fair features activities and games rooted in science, technology, engineering, and math—from discovering native plants to extracting DNA from apricots and exploring robotics.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
21 June 2026
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The agreement appears to offer Iran several benefits up front while extracting little in return.—
Seung Min Kim,
Chicago Tribune,
18 June 2026
Verb
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Counsell admitted postgame that yanking Imanaga might not have been the right move.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
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There are stories of major Nashville players yanking him off the street, keeping him drunk for days in hotels, then leaving Knoxville with stacks of new songs.—
Jonathan Rowe,
SPIN,
1 June 2026
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As with the studio version, the track began with Lifeson plucking out a delicate intro on a nylon-string guitar before blasting into monster electric riffs.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
14 June 2026
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Vogue’s beauty shopping editor Kiana Murden became a devotee after plucking it from the beauty closet and using it religiously.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
10 June 2026
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“Uprooting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uprooting. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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