uproots

verb

present tense third-person singular of uproot
as in pulls
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 uproots Both in the past and in the present, Euphoria uproots Ali from the comfortable four walls of the diner. — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026 And so, in a twist that uproots the entire season, front-runner Jane Don’t gets sent home with only like one episode to go before the finale. — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2026 To be closer to her, their father uproots the family from the city to the countryside. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026 The six-part thriller follows John (Lincoln) who uproots his family and moves from London to the small Scottish village of Coldwater, following a violent incident at a playground. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026 Helm topples trees, uproots crops, overturns feed stacks, steals loose blankets. — Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uproots
  1. pulls
  2. pries
  3. plucks
  4. extracts
Verb
  • Rising air pulls powerful winds toward the fire, while downdrafts punch gusts back to the surface.
    — Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
  • The kitchen has a glossy black island that pulls double duty as a casual dining spot; there’s also a formal dining room.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 29 July 2026
Definition of pulls
Verb
  • There are swooping close encounters with heavenly bodies, Lego blocks in antigravity mode and swarms of Separators, a sort of astro-anthropomorphic version of the tool that pries apart Lego bricks in real life.
    — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The show’s biggest laugh may come when Testa pries open Costanzo’s mouth and pronounces just how many performances of Norma Galas has left.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Definition of pries
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  • His torso and thighs grow eye-poppingly muscular beneath their skimpy fur-and-leather togs—a development that does not go unnoticed by a warrior named Red Hair, who plucks the young hunk from his post and tosses him into the prime time of the gladiator pit.
    — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
  • But the emotional gravity of this offering's deeply personal, melancholic lyrical content plucks an undeniably profound chord that uniquely separates it from the rest of his work.
    — Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
Definition of plucks
Verb
  • Under a contract with Konza Health, the new system automatically extracts emergency room records covering more than 10,000 diagnostic conditions.
    — Mike Stunson, USA Today, 28 July 2026
  • Space startup Interlune revealed a new technology that extracts 99% pure helium-3 from standard Grade A helium.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
Definition of extracts

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