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
The Power Of Conversation Of the over 100 people employed at the Winston-Salem facility, most had never left North Carolina, let alone considered uprooting their lives.
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Marie Quintana, Forbes.com, 11 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.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
The bursts packed a punch, uprooting even mature trees in the Carmichael area, and disrupting power to thousands of Sacramento Municipal Utility District customers.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 3 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
Marie Quintana, Forbes.com, 11 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.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
The bursts packed a punch, uprooting even mature trees in the Carmichael area, and disrupting power to thousands of Sacramento Municipal Utility District customers.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 3 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uprooting
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All major indexes dipped slightly Tuesday, with tech shares such as Nvidia and Microsoft pulling back.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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Good Times Oakland is pulling from a deep well of retail bottles, and has a bar for the public to sip and sup.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
16 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
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Instead of including a real image, the email linked to malware capable of extracting data from recipients’ devices, according to Genians.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
14 Sep. 2025
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But while Newsom and Rivas were largely aligned on tempering the state’s ambitious climate goals amid the reality of rising costs, McGuire and his staff were wary of handing wins to polluting industries without extracting victories for environmental and social justice causes.—
CalMatters,
Oc Register,
11 Sep. 2025
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Within seconds, officers in full riot gear surged forward in formation, yanking open the doors and pulling the passenger to safety.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Sep. 2025
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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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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 18 Sep. 2025.
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