as in to pry
to draw out by force or with effort
uprooted the old bridge's pilings upon the completion of its replacement
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Recent Examples of uproot
In her front yard, two blue spruce trees that Burvee had planted 41 years ago were uprooted and lay on their sides.
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
Someone bound by a noncompete may have to uproot their family or leave their industry entirely just to make a change.
—Morris M. Kleiner, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
In 2022, Haylie opened up about uprooting her family from Los Angeles to Texas during the pandemic.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Powerful winds and reported tornadoes ripped through the Midwest, tearing off roofs, uprooting trees and rendering rural roads impassable, but no deaths were reported from Friday’s storms.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 19 Apr. 2026
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
Someone bound by a noncompete may have to uproot their family or leave their industry entirely just to make a change.
—Morris M. Kleiner, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
In 2022, Haylie opened up about uprooting her family from Los Angeles to Texas during the pandemic.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Powerful winds and reported tornadoes ripped through the Midwest, tearing off roofs, uprooting trees and rendering rural roads impassable, but no deaths were reported from Friday’s storms.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 19 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uproot
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When Evans scored a short-handed goal off the rush, Ruff pulled Lyon for Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Junior Aimee Colson led the Raiders in sacksand total flag pulls this season while senior RonNeisha Thomas led in interceptions.—
Alex Kushel,
Sun Sentinel,
17 May 2026
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Once, Denise yanked an earring out of Djena’s left ear, tearing the lobe.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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That infuriatingly catchy Kars4Kids donation jingle got yanked off the air in California.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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It can be copied, replayed, leaked, modeled or eventually extracted.—
Pravir Malik,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Recommended Stories That’s assuming there’s actually enough of it accessible on the moon to be profitably extracted.—
Robin George Andrews,
Scientific American,
14 May 2026
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There’s no foraging, no organic garden to pluck basil and chili peppers from, no local butchery next door…and if there isn’t enough food flown in to account for multi-day weather delays?—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 May 2026
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The aftermath of one of Otto’s decisions gives Beever as Léna some rich material to work through, but strands Machado-Graner to an extent, including in a short subplot that feels like it was plucked from an entirely different screenplay.—
Josh Slater-Williams,
IndieWire,
20 May 2026
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“Uproot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uproot. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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