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
Alliances and institutional memories are the Democrats’ great advantage over a self-uprooting Republican Party.
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Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
Producers of cognac are cutting staff and uprooting vines as sales go down the drain.
—Suzanne Lynch, Bloomberg, 27 Jan. 2026
The Clooneys have been living in France with their children after uprooting the family to get away from the culture of Hollywood, the Academy Award-winning actor and director said in October.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
That means uprooting institutionalized callousness and redefining what counts as efficiency, innovation and value.
—Valerie L. Myers, The Conversation, 8 Jan. 2026
Abel took a job at PwC, and after uprooting from his hometown to the company’s San Francisco office, began working with geothermal business CalEnergy as a client.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2026
Here's what car buyers need to know about the new Nissan Leaf and why the Japanese automaker is uprooting its production.
—Charles Singh, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2025
Compare that to France, which has put forth a total of $356 million (€307 million) in the past three years (€57 million 2023, €120 million 2024, and €130 million in November 2025) for programs to assist grape growers with uprooting their vines.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 7 Dec. 2025
The preliminary injunction is narrow, and only stops the Corps from uprooting trees, Coggins wrote.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
Producers of cognac are cutting staff and uprooting vines as sales go down the drain.
—Suzanne Lynch, Bloomberg, 27 Jan. 2026
The Clooneys have been living in France with their children after uprooting the family to get away from the culture of Hollywood, the Academy Award-winning actor and director said in October.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
That means uprooting institutionalized callousness and redefining what counts as efficiency, innovation and value.
—Valerie L. Myers, The Conversation, 8 Jan. 2026
Abel took a job at PwC, and after uprooting from his hometown to the company’s San Francisco office, began working with geothermal business CalEnergy as a client.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2026
Here's what car buyers need to know about the new Nissan Leaf and why the Japanese automaker is uprooting its production.
—Charles Singh, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2025
Compare that to France, which has put forth a total of $356 million (€307 million) in the past three years (€57 million 2023, €120 million 2024, and €130 million in November 2025) for programs to assist grape growers with uprooting their vines.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 7 Dec. 2025
The preliminary injunction is narrow, and only stops the Corps from uprooting trees, Coggins wrote.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uprooting
Verb
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After that setback, the Seahawks lost their edge to stay ahead of a league designed to keep pulling teams toward the middle.—
Jerry Brewer,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Yet the final also required Vonn to push her knee further than in either of her two training runs, when she could be seen pulling back around some turns so as not to exert too much strain before the main event.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The Guesthouse Under the Reed Roof answers this with a central concrete block that contains the bathroom, positioning it safely away from prying eyes.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 Feb. 2026
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Video showed customs officers prying open a crate to find the rock, its surface grey and rugged.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Opening up new mining operations would be in keeping with the founding directive of the Forest Service, which mandates the balance of protecting resources and extracting them.—
Lauren Steele,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2026
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Their window of opportunity only lasted the weekend — if the scientists didn’t secure the instruments by Monday, an approaching front of bad weather would prevent helicopters from extracting them, effectively stranding them for an indeterminate period of time.—
Joe Wilkins Published Feb 4,
Futurism,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Hotel video footage showed the pair forcing entry into the hotel by yanking on a lobby door and breaking the lock.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
5 Feb. 2026
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The yellow bucket of a heavy construction excavator crashed down onto the roof of the vacant home at Parade Park, yanking it into a heap of split plaster and lumber.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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According to its website, Butcher & Singer is an homage to the glitz and class of 1940s Hollywood, reaching into the past, plucking the best and brightest aspects of a bygone era.—
Courtney Cherry,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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The Bills scooped up a second Broncos assistant in as many days, plucking Jim Leonhard to lead Joe Brady’s defense.—
Torrey Hart,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Uprooting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uprooting. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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