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as in defeated
to achieve a victory over
the team won the division play-offs, but was upended in the final championship game
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as in erected
to fix in an upright position
we had to upend the sofa in order to fit it into the elevator
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Recent Examples of upended
Ruth Michaelson / Beirut, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
And young voters aren’t the only key demographic in Michigan that has been upended by the war in Gaza.
—Cooper Burton, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2024
On Thursday, Biden met with victims in Perry, Florida, whose lives were upended after the storm.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
The storm upended life throughout the Southeast, where deaths were also reported in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Virginia.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2024
The storm upended life throughout the Southeast, where deaths were also reported in Florida, Tennessee and Virginia.
—Erik Verduzco and Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
The storm upended life throughout the Southeast.
—CBS News, 30 Sep. 2024
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The trail of destruction and mass displacement across Lebanon has rapidly upended a fragile status quo between Israel and Hezbollah.
—Ruth Michaelson / Beirut, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
And young voters aren’t the only key demographic in Michigan that has been upended by the war in Gaza.
—Cooper Burton, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2024
On Thursday, Biden met with victims in Perry, Florida, whose lives were upended after the storm.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
The storm upended life throughout the Southeast, where deaths were also reported in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Virginia.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2024
The storm upended life throughout the Southeast, where deaths were also reported in Florida, Tennessee and Virginia.
—Erik Verduzco and Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
The storm upended life throughout the Southeast.
—CBS News, 30 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for upended
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But they were largely wiped out when dams were erected and blocked access to many of their original habitats.Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
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The union and several locals erected a statue of him outside of its headquarters in 2022, for example.Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
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Musk, who is the CEO of Space X and Tesla, has benefitted from billions of dollars worth of federal contracts, including from NASA, the military and other US government agencies, and the announcement raised immediate concerns about potential conflicts of interest.CNN.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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All proceeds raised go toward the buying and shipping of books.Erik Pedersen, Orange County Register, 15 Nov. 2024
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The opening night of a legendary 1977 run is captured on a four-LP set mastered by Jeffrey Norman from the original analog tapes.Chris Willman, Variety, 2 Oct. 2024
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Newer vendor solutions in the market have mastered and provisioned a solution that effectively utilizes a bitemporal data model to support accuracy in capturing and reporting, allowing firms to aggregate and disaggregate data in real time.Araya Solomon, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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The deal lifted annual revenue above $100 million.Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Europe, 4 Oct. 2024
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That victory lifted the Falcons into a first-place tie with the Bucs at 3-2 with the NFC South’s New Orleans Saints (2-2) looking to knock off the undefeated defending Super Bowl champions Kansas City Chiefs (4-0) on the Week 5 Monday Night Football feature.Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Joan pulled it together and dispatched three suitors in the rose ceremony.Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
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Officers were dispatched after a neighbor called 911 to report that Perez had cut the wires to the complex’s fire alarm system.Emilie Eaton, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024
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Puth nearly conquered the Billboard Global Excl.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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The Wheelers conquered it in 2011, a smooth stroll along a 4-mile trail on a warm August day.Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 18 Oct. 2024
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Eagles 27, Rams 24 Sam Farmer’s pick: The Eagles have a lot of ways to beat you on offense — especially with Barkley — and their defense is swarming.Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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In fact, consistently beating the S&P 500 — in good times and bad — has been difficult over recent years for individual stocks; for heavyweights in the Industrials sector including UPS, UNP, and CAT, and even for the megacap stars GOOG, TSLA, and MSFT.Trefis Team, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Upended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upended. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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