as in climbed
to move or extend upward
an upthrusting seamount
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Winters dropped below zero; summers climbed past 100 degrees.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026 -
After Phillips 66 shuttered its Los Angeles refinery in October, gasoline imports climbed in 2025 to the highest level since at least 2016, Vortexa data show.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Palmerston, the black and white feline who rose from the streets of London to the hallowed halls of Britain’s Foreign Office, has died in Bermuda, London’s foreign ministry said Monday.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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But Duvall rose to prominence the next decade, first as the ornery Major Frank Burns in the 1970 antiwar comedy M*A*S*H, reuniting with Robert Altman, who’d previously cast him in 1967’s Countdown.—
Tim Grierson,
Rolling Stone,
16 Feb. 2026
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Joseph Kabila ascended to become the fourth president of Congo at just 29 years old.—
Nicolas Niarchos,
Vanity Fair,
20 Feb. 2026
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Clark, 53, is a former player who ascended to the union’s executive director role in 2013 following the death of Michael Weiner.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Settler violence in the occupied West Bank has soared in recent years, with investigations into attacks plummeting under Israel’s National Security Minister.—
Imad Isseid,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Despite setbacks, Firefly soared in its August trading debut, raising at least $933 million and reaching a peak valuation near $10 billion.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
19 Feb. 2026
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Today, our broken hearts have been lifted at the news that no one is above the law, not even royalty.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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The team lifted three to four times per week during the offseason and makes sure to lift three times a week even as the season progresses.—
Ishmael Johnson,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Adding these to my travel wardrobe has upped my airport outfit game without sacrificing comfort.—
Melony Forcier,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Feb. 2026
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Partnering with stylist Taylor McNeill, Timothée Chalamet has upped his style game, playing with cross-body bags, scarves and double-breasted suiting.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Upthrusted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upthrusted. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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