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
Investors’ fears of Anthropic’s Mythos model, which was launched in April, upending all cybersecurity software businesses, have since subsided.
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Kirk Ogunrinde,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Campbell said concerns that missionaries could upend the culture of an online space are common.
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Fiona Murphy,
NPR,
2 July 2026
Hanks plays the pitching coach of a major league hurler whose life is upended when he is hit in the head by a line drive on the mound.
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Anthony D'alessandro,
Deadline,
1 July 2026
Technology has upended our lives, and not always for the better, but certainly, sometimes, for the best.
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Beth Ann Mayer,
Parents,
1 July 2026
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Kirk Ogunrinde,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Campbell said concerns that missionaries could upend the culture of an online space are common.
—
Fiona Murphy,
NPR,
2 July 2026
Hanks plays the pitching coach of a major league hurler whose life is upended when he is hit in the head by a line drive on the mound.
—
Anthony D'alessandro,
Deadline,
1 July 2026
Technology has upended our lives, and not always for the better, but certainly, sometimes, for the best.
—
Beth Ann Mayer,
Parents,
1 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for upend
Recent Examples of Synonyms for upend
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Egypt defeated Australia 4-2 in a penalty-kick shootout Friday after the teams played to a 1-1 tie after 120 minutes in Arlington, Texas.
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The short version is that after defeating the Kilrathi at the climax of Wing Commander 3, Mark Hamill’s Christopher Blair retires to a backwater world to live out a life in peace and obscurity.
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Would Wimbledon consider erecting statues of non-British champions, such as Martina Navratilova, Serena Williams or Roger Federer?
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Prevention, however, does not lie in erecting a physical barrier.
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The rookie point guard overcame early shooting struggles to lead all scorers with 25 points.
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The telecommunications giant’s fight to end landline service is playing out in the FCC and federal court, amid an underlying battle over how much power the agency has to overcome decisions by states.
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But the data center boom has raised many questions about land use, the resources the complexes consume and the risk of costs being spread to other Georgia residents and businesses.
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Gonzales ran with a platform decisively to the left, supporting Medicare-for-all, raising the minimum wage and cracking down on junk fees.
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With life spent largely on transit, navigating tight layovers, and using their days off to jet-set across the globe, flight attendants have mastered the art of packing.
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Netanyahu, 76, has spent decades mastering political theater, sharp messaging and grand performances.
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To comply with the order, Anthropic was forced to take both models offline June 12.
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Troopers, assisted by the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office and the Fort Worth Police Department, located the suspect nearby and took him into custody without incident.
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Bryson Stott's three-run homer highlighted Philadelphia's eight-run outburst in the ninth inning and the Phillies rallied to beat the Washington Nationals 14-9 on Tuesday night.
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Rather than be benched, Devers batted cleanup, overcame an 0-for-3 start, and singled up the middle in the seventh to score Bryce Eldridge, who narrowly beat a tag at the plate for a 3-1 lead.
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But Alexca, a bubbly toddler who giggles and runs about, has conquered her grandmother’s heart.
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Shooting in August, the film follows Asa Jones, a girl from Louisiana who wants to conquer the world of girls’ basketball.
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“Upend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upend. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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