1
as in overcomes
to achieve a victory over
the team won the division play-offs, but was upended in the final championship game
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as in erects
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 upends
By this point in the book’s life, its status as an exemplar of fiction that upends expectations tips the reader off that there’s something unusual about it.
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Tajja Isen, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
In this way, Bon upends conventional thought to ask what if concrete infrastructure supports nature rather than suppressing it?
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
And then the end [has] this twist that upends everything.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Nov. 2024
According to sources, the storyline centers on a massive explosion in an office building that upends the entire city (above and below ground).
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 13 Nov. 2024
The arrival of a new resident, however, upends the facility, and sends Sara on a journey alongside the organizations that put her under watch.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
The most traditional joke around involves a punchline, a twist that upends expectations and repositions what was said or happened before.
—Callum Booth, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
This show upends what audiences can expect from modern rom-coms and what anyone can expect from modern relationships.
—Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
However, a prolonged conflict in the Middle East that does impact energy infrastructure and upends oil shipments carries the potential for prices spiking to $100 per barrel over the near-term.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Tajja Isen, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
In this way, Bon upends conventional thought to ask what if concrete infrastructure supports nature rather than suppressing it?
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
And then the end [has] this twist that upends everything.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Nov. 2024
According to sources, the storyline centers on a massive explosion in an office building that upends the entire city (above and below ground).
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 13 Nov. 2024
The arrival of a new resident, however, upends the facility, and sends Sara on a journey alongside the organizations that put her under watch.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
The most traditional joke around involves a punchline, a twist that upends expectations and repositions what was said or happened before.
—Callum Booth, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
This show upends what audiences can expect from modern rom-coms and what anyone can expect from modern relationships.
—Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
However, a prolonged conflict in the Middle East that does impact energy infrastructure and upends oil shipments carries the potential for prices spiking to $100 per barrel over the near-term.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Upends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upends. Accessed 29 Dec. 2024.
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