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as in to defend
to continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections
determined to uphold her views in the face of all challenges
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as in to lift
to move from a lower to a higher place or position
worshippers upheld their joined hands and sang the praises of the Lord
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Recent Examples of uphold
What to know about the law The Supreme Court upheld the law that would ban TikTok.
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Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2025
The video comes shortly after the Supreme Court released a decision on Friday morning (Jan. 17), upholding a federal statute effectively banning TikTok in the U.S. unless ByteDance — the company that owns the app — sells it to a U.S. business by Sunday.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 17 Jan. 2025
Additionally, Instagram leaders scheduled meetings after the Jan. 10 Supreme Court hearing to direct workers to prepare for a wave of users if the court upholds the law.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
Willis was disqualified from the case last month -- although the indictment was allowed to stand -- when the Georgia Court of Appeals upheld Trump's appeal of the trial judge's ruling that allowed Willis to stay on the case.
—Olivia Rubin, ABC News, 17 Jan. 2025
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Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2025
The video comes shortly after the Supreme Court released a decision on Friday morning (Jan. 17), upholding a federal statute effectively banning TikTok in the U.S. unless ByteDance — the company that owns the app — sells it to a U.S. business by Sunday.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 17 Jan. 2025
Additionally, Instagram leaders scheduled meetings after the Jan. 10 Supreme Court hearing to direct workers to prepare for a wave of users if the court upholds the law.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
Willis was disqualified from the case last month -- although the indictment was allowed to stand -- when the Georgia Court of Appeals upheld Trump's appeal of the trial judge's ruling that allowed Willis to stay on the case.
—Olivia Rubin, ABC News, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uphold
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Stephens would do well to stop flagellating himself and the Never Trumpers and instead join democracy advocates in defending the rule of law in a dangerous new world.DP Opinion, The Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2025
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The 21-year-old — who joined United’s academy from Brighton & Hove Albion in 2022 — impressed with his ability to cover large amounts of space when defending against Arsenal in their FA Cup tie on Sunday.Carl Anka, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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Each defense is led by an All-American — Notre Dame’s by safety Xavier Watts, Penn State’s by edge rusher Abdul Carter, who is a game-time decision after sustaining an injury in the Fiesta Bowl.Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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How much of this falls on the media’s coverage, and what role do fans play in sustaining that momentum?Ben Pickman, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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The Kenneth Fire triggered evacuation orders that have since been lifted as forward progress of the fire stopped, Cal Fire reported.Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
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The evacuation orders had been lifted and the fire, which began in West Hills, was 35 percent contained as of Friday afternoon.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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This approach reduces the complexity of security implementation while enabling teams to focus on innovation rather than maintaining multiple security paradigms.Rafael Umann, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Over the years, this object has been tracked by the US military, which maintains a database of space objects so that active spacecraft can avoid collisions.Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025
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However, SpaceX had already done it one better the year before, carrying NASA astronauts well beyond, to the International Space Station.Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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But ahead of SpaceX is a Federal Aviation Administration investigation to determine what went wrong during the test, the seventh overall launch for a vehicle meant to one day carry humans to the moon and Mars.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
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Smith was born and raised at Beale Air Force Base and lives in Elk Grove.Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025
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Trump in the campaign repeatedly raised the issue of crimes committed by migrants, but there is no evidence that immigrants are more prone to violent crime.Stephen Groves, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
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Ignoring basic forest stewardship while crying ‘climate change’ is nothing more than a convenient excuse to justify inaction.Danielle B. Franz, National Review, 13 Jan. 2025
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In his book Orientalism, Edward Said famously revealed the ways that Western literature had depicted Arabs as exotic, backward, irrational, and in need of guidance—portrayals that served, consciously or not, to justify a colonial mindset toward them.Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025
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Subscribe now to support our journalism and get unlimited access to our coverage.Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
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January 14: Event with the KC Warriors The team will spend time with the KC Warriors Hockey Program, a nonprofit supporting disabled veterans.Ben DeLaForest, Kansas City Star, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Uphold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uphold. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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