1
as in to defeat
to achieve a victory over
the team won the division play-offs, but was upended in the final championship game
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2
as in to erect
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 upend
The Biden White House restored the tradition of holding press briefings on an almost daily basis after the Trump White House upended the routine.
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Brett Samuels, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
Even as federal authorities have struggled to make an impact on this controversial form of lending, a handful of states have upended the notion that tribes’ sovereign immunity must keep state regulators on the sidelines.
—Joel Jacobs, ProPublica, 15 Jan. 2025
Don’t wait The fires have upended thousands of lives in Los Angeles County.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Their court maneuverings did, however, slow the report’s release as the clock ticks toward Trump’s January 20 inauguration, as well as upend the department’s plans to release volume two, which covers the classified documents investigation.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
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Brett Samuels, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
Even as federal authorities have struggled to make an impact on this controversial form of lending, a handful of states have upended the notion that tribes’ sovereign immunity must keep state regulators on the sidelines.
—Joel Jacobs, ProPublica, 15 Jan. 2025
Don’t wait The fires have upended thousands of lives in Los Angeles County.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Their court maneuverings did, however, slow the report’s release as the clock ticks toward Trump’s January 20 inauguration, as well as upend the department’s plans to release volume two, which covers the classified documents investigation.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upend
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United defeated Southampton 3-1 on Thursday night thanks to Amad’s late hat-trick to move Amorim’s side up to 12th in the Premier League, but the visitors — who are 10 points from safety — caused them plenty of problems.—
Laurie Whitwell,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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But the white population usually defeats the preferred candidate of Black voters.—
Cheyanne M. Daniels,
The Hill,
17 Jan. 2025
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With their house intact and the koi alive, the Pierces decided to stay put, even though the power and the gas had been cut off and checkpoints were erected to prevent people from entering the disaster zone.—
Rukmini Callimachi,
New York Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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Railway builders erect a box girder at the site of the standard project in front of the Huning section of the Shanghai-Nanjing-Hefei high-speed railway in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China, on January 10, 2025.—
Anniek Bao,Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
17 Jan. 2025
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The Lunar Owls overcame a six-point deficit and ended up winning the league’s first game 84-80 after Diggins-Smith hit a game-ending 3-pointer.—
Sabreena Merchant,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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Both quarterbacks, roommates at the Manning Passing Academy, overcame difficult, and certainly shocking, defeats on their way to leading Ohio State and Notre Dame, respectively, to Monday’s CFP national championship game in Atlanta.—
Tom Layberger,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Its protagonist struggles to raise a mutant creature while also dealing with nattering in-laws and a mundane job.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
17 Jan. 2025
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Already, at least one biotech startup, Matter Bio in New York City, has raised funds with the aim of repairing the human genome.—
Amber Dance,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 Jan. 2025
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Focus on understanding end-to-end processes and business cases and mastering the art of asking questions.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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The challenges his agenda attempts to address accumulated over decades, and are now greater than can be mastered by any one leader, or even one country.—
Massimo Calabresi,
TIME,
19 Jan. 2025
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For 41 years, the policy has served as a partisan touchpoint in American politics, with each party taking opposite stances.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
26 Jan. 2025
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But take another second and pick up a few greeting cards, too.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
26 Jan. 2025
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Prior to beating Georgetown, DePaul’s last Big East win was over No. 8 Xavier on Jan. 18, 2023.—
Ryan Canfield,
Fox News,
18 Jan. 2025
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Because the last time Swift wore Chanel was to watch the Chiefs beat the Texans on December 21.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
18 Jan. 2025
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That means that this one very human skill is what your career needs, in order to conquer the future of work.—
Chris Westfall,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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King Godfrey of Bouillon, who conquered the region, carried it as his personal coat of arms.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Upend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upend. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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