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
Gaza withdrawal Then-Prime Minister Ariel Sharon led a unilateral withdrawal from Gaza, uprooting all troops and 21 settlements from the territory.
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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
The hurricane swept through Florida, the Carolinas, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee uprooting homes, collapsing critical infrastructure, and knocking out power and phone service.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 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
Initially, with Israel focused on uprooting Hamas in Gaza, fighting along its northern border with Lebanon was limited to tit-for-tat strikes.
—Ellen Ioanes, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
The emotions and uprooting ignited the need to write at a feverish pace, filling the pages of notebooks with poems to let those feelings out.
—Roxsy Lin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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
The hurricane swept through Florida, the Carolinas, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee uprooting homes, collapsing critical infrastructure, and knocking out power and phone service.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 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
Initially, with Israel focused on uprooting Hamas in Gaza, fighting along its northern border with Lebanon was limited to tit-for-tat strikes.
—Ellen Ioanes, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
The emotions and uprooting ignited the need to write at a feverish pace, filling the pages of notebooks with poems to let those feelings out.
—Roxsy Lin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uprooting
pulling
Verb
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Goldy still has one of those markers - excessive pulling - sitting unused in front of him.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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The Thunder trailed by 16 in the first half before pulling within 52-48 at halftime.—
Austin Knoblauch,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Uprooting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uprooting. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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