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
Each individual has to make the best choice for themselves and their families, and uprooting their lives to move across the country is situation that anyone would avoid if possible.
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Mike Hirschberg, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Last December, Deadline reported that Dutton Ranch will likely welcome some familiar faces from the Yellowstone universe, which makes sense since the show isn't uprooting its characters and will directly follow the events of its predecessor.
—EW.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Moving is stressful enough—you're already uprooting your life.
—Maddie Topliff, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Aug. 2025
Part of the scene’s inability to keep the conveyor belt of stars rolling is that the infrastructure that built old Atlanta isn’t as strong, with gentrification and heavy policing uprooting the city’s cultural landscape.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
Gaza withdrawal Then-Prime Minister Ariel Sharon led a unilateral withdrawal from Gaza, uprooting all troops and 21 settlements from the territory.
—Josef Federman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
With the right financial strategies—like careful currency management, smart investment strategies, and a focus on work-life balance—there is a very real opportunity for talented employees across the globe to achieve financial freedom without uprooting their lives.
—Jaime Catmull, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
The storm devastated parts of Mayotte, uprooting trees and flattening neighborhoods into debris, according to videos circulating online by French media.
—Nazaneen Ghaffar, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2024
Thunderstorms and hurricane-force winds tore through the city, reducing businesses and other structures to piles of debris, uprooting trees and shattering glass from downtown skyscrapers.
—Juan A. Lozano, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2024
Mike Hirschberg, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Last December, Deadline reported that Dutton Ranch will likely welcome some familiar faces from the Yellowstone universe, which makes sense since the show isn't uprooting its characters and will directly follow the events of its predecessor.
—EW.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Moving is stressful enough—you're already uprooting your life.
—Maddie Topliff, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Aug. 2025
Part of the scene’s inability to keep the conveyor belt of stars rolling is that the infrastructure that built old Atlanta isn’t as strong, with gentrification and heavy policing uprooting the city’s cultural landscape.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
Gaza withdrawal Then-Prime Minister Ariel Sharon led a unilateral withdrawal from Gaza, uprooting all troops and 21 settlements from the territory.
—Josef Federman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
With the right financial strategies—like careful currency management, smart investment strategies, and a focus on work-life balance—there is a very real opportunity for talented employees across the globe to achieve financial freedom without uprooting their lives.
—Jaime Catmull, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
The storm devastated parts of Mayotte, uprooting trees and flattening neighborhoods into debris, according to videos circulating online by French media.
—Nazaneen Ghaffar, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2024
Thunderstorms and hurricane-force winds tore through the city, reducing businesses and other structures to piles of debris, uprooting trees and shattering glass from downtown skyscrapers.
—Juan A. Lozano, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uprooting
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Instead, his impact, like pulling children into his winner's circle, will continue to be honored by other tracks.—
Stephanie Kuzydym,
The Courier-Journal,
3 Sep. 2025
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Carpenter spoke with Morning Edition host Leila Fadel about the challenges of relationships, her controversial album cover, which depicts her kneeling beside a man who is pulling her hair, and the new songs featured on the album.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
2 Sep. 2025
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This is about creating a childhood away from prying eyes, giving his children the space and support to enjoy being children without a care in the world.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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But such players tend to make these adjustments in the course of many weeks, on private practice courts in Delray or Monaco or Abu Dhabi, far from TV cameras and prying journalists.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
31 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Long wall mining is known for its productivity and efficiency, extracting more coal and reducing the need for manual labor, increasing safety.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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Once the invoices arrive in De Agostini’s inbox as attachments, AI classifies the documents before extracting and validating the data.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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But some lawmakers say that argument is baseless and that yanking the grants has left the state less equipped to prevent tragedies like this week’s attack at Annunciation Catholic School.—
Curt Devine,
CNN Money,
30 Aug. 2025
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See, for example, Trump yanking the security clearances of former Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency director Chris Krebs for his defense of the 2020 election as securely run.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
30 Aug. 2025
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When not plucking away at a keyboard, Madison teaches yoga and mountain bikes with her two Australian shepherds, Cholla and Poppy, through Missoula's Rattlesnake Wilderness.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
29 Aug. 2025
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It’s haltingly played, like a child plucking out the notes, to emphasize John’s deep connection to his daughter.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Uprooting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uprooting. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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