1
as in honorable
conforming to a high standard of morality or virtue
an honest and upright people
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2
as in honest
following the accepted rules of moral conduct
informing the clerk that he had just given me back too much in change was the only upright thing to do
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as in vertical
rising straight up
only one pillar of the ruined temple remained upright
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Recent Examples of upright
At the end of the exercise, slowly return to the upright position by activating your abdominal muscles.
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Claudia Herwig, Glamour, 20 May 2025
The Cadence capsules are leakproof and TSA-compliant, and an organizer keeps everything upright.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2025
Lights inside the three-door upright roller were inoperable.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2025
There are cascading or more upright varieties in an array of colors from hot pink to deep purple to white.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 May 2025
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Claudia Herwig, Glamour, 20 May 2025
The Cadence capsules are leakproof and TSA-compliant, and an organizer keeps everything upright.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2025
Lights inside the three-door upright roller were inoperable.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2025
There are cascading or more upright varieties in an array of colors from hot pink to deep purple to white.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upright
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After his honorable discharge from the Marine Corps, Quang enjoyed a successful pharmaceutical sales stint as a top producer for Astra/Merck and then Genentech.—
Quang X. Pham,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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Civil disobedience is honorable; violence is beyond the pale.—
David French,
Mercury News,
10 June 2025
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How can leaders conduct honest conversations without inspiring defensiveness, denial, or backlash?—
Lauren Howe,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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One of those fans, apparently, is singer Ciara, who recently urged the Harlem artist to make Lampkin an honest women after running into the rapper in the BET Awards press room this weekend.—
Jessica Bennett,
VIBE.com,
9 June 2025
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Trump also signed orders aimed at clearing the way for a new generation of supersonic jets in the United States, and to encourage the development of electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft or eVTOLs, sometimes described as air taxis.—
Deepa Shivaram,
NPR,
6 June 2025
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The goal is to stay out of the NFC East's cellar, avoid catastrophe, and, hopefully, keep Russell Wilson and crew vertical.—
Geoffrey Knox,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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Leaders question assumptions, weigh options, and make thoughtful, ethical decisions.—
William Arruda,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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The Australian fashion label endeavors to meet ethical sourcing standards as part of its practices, per the brand’s sustainability statement.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
13 June 2025
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Even among more respectable children’s literature from its time, Peter was a thoughtful creation, his architects never hesitating to use his famous credo: With great power comes great responsibility.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2025
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The Nasdaq Composite had a slightly better session, closing at a respectable 0.32%.—
Paolo Confino,
Fortune,
4 June 2025
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And Hobson's longtime friend Howard Schultz also earned standing ovations from store managers.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
15 June 2025
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The current standing size of the Germany army is just 181,000.—
Sebastian Shukla,
CNN Money,
8 June 2025
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That this wrap-up happens on the stoop of an apartment building provides a nice callback to Past Lives.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2025
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The building has a couple of nice fireplaces, Maletta noted, and a campfire area outside.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
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Grant even gave Tzedakah (a righteous contribution) to the synagogue and sat for the entirety of the hours long traditional Jewish service, most of which was in Yiddish and Hebrew, during a hot D.C. summer day.—
Time,
Time,
3 June 2025
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Last year’s champs the Ghouls are a glaring and righteous exception.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
1 June 2025
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“Upright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upright. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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