as in pulling
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 uprooting
Then, in May, on the beaches around the Vjosa Delta, considered the last wild river on the continent, bulldozers arrived and began uprooting pine trees, flattening dunes, and opening access routes.
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Marzio G. Mian,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
Strip mining it in the US can be particularly destructive to the environment, uprooting entire ecosystems.
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Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
11 June 2026
However, the lunation is uprooting you from your comfort zone and urging you to realize that life is messy and unpredictable.
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Lisa Stardust,
Vogue,
10 June 2026
Under long-standing practice, Lucy could apply for her green card right in Ohio without uprooting her life.
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Cassandra Burke Robertson,
The Conversation,
27 May 2026
Last spring, a strong tornado raged through Forest Park, carving out a massive path of destruction and uprooting or damaging thousands of trees.
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Erika Ebsworth-Goold,
Travel + Leisure,
12 May 2026
This is easily accomplished by snipping the smaller ones (when a few inches tall) beneath the soil line instead of uprooting them, which could disturb the roots of the single seedling in each cluster.
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Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
1 May 2026
In 2022, Haylie opened up about uprooting her family from Los Angeles to Texas during the pandemic.
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Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
Families like the ones served by Knightsbridge may be operating at a different scale, but the underlying pattern—uprooting a household, splitting a family across time zones, reorganizing daily life around one child’s athletic trajectory—is hardly confined to the ultra-wealthy.
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Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
19 Apr. 2026
Marzio G. Mian,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
Strip mining it in the US can be particularly destructive to the environment, uprooting entire ecosystems.
—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
11 June 2026
However, the lunation is uprooting you from your comfort zone and urging you to realize that life is messy and unpredictable.
—
Lisa Stardust,
Vogue,
10 June 2026
Under long-standing practice, Lucy could apply for her green card right in Ohio without uprooting her life.
—
Cassandra Burke Robertson,
The Conversation,
27 May 2026
Last spring, a strong tornado raged through Forest Park, carving out a massive path of destruction and uprooting or damaging thousands of trees.
—
Erika Ebsworth-Goold,
Travel + Leisure,
12 May 2026
This is easily accomplished by snipping the smaller ones (when a few inches tall) beneath the soil line instead of uprooting them, which could disturb the roots of the single seedling in each cluster.
—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
1 May 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
Families like the ones served by Knightsbridge may be operating at a different scale, but the underlying pattern—uprooting a household, splitting a family across time zones, reorganizing daily life around one child’s athletic trajectory—is hardly confined to the ultra-wealthy.
—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
19 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uprooting
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Workers were dispatched throughout La Guaira and parts of Caracas, where families and volunteers have spent the last few days pulling survivors and bodies from the wreckage despite a lack of heavy equipment and limited guidance from authorities.
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Rescuers have fanned out across La Guaira, where the worst destruction occurred, and parts of Caracas, where families and volunteers have spent days pulling survivors and victims from the rubble.
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These evergreen or deciduous shrubs protect your garden oasis from prying eyes and create a sense of solitude.
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The two have already had a few chats away from prying eyes and shared a few kisses.
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The government is also extracting data from devices that law enforcement recently seized, Winik added.
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The organizations extracting the most value have redesigned workflows around what AI makes possible.
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Now, with the federal and state government yanking back plenty of that funding and directly barring the city from enacting some of its more aggressive climate plans, Higgins is left with a narrow road to tread toward progress.
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The virtual oar-yanking celebration in a baseball atmosphere was one of those weird juxtapositions that seem to get fostered whenever a World Cup fanbase descends upon a host city.
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As with the studio version, the track began with Lifeson plucking out a delicate intro on a nylon-string guitar before blasting into monster electric riffs.
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Vogue’s beauty shopping editor Kiana Murden became a devotee after plucking it from the beauty closet and using it religiously.
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“Uprooting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uprooting. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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