1
as in overcomes
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 erects
to fix in an upright position
we had to upend the sofa in order to fit it into the elevator
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However, a prolonged conflict in the Middle East that does impact energy infrastructure and upends oil shipments carries the potential for prices spiking to $100 per barrel over the near-term.
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Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Upends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upends. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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