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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
Directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, Honeymoon with Harry follows a rough-around-the-edges man (Gyllenhaal) who ends up sharing an unwanted journey with his fiancée’s (Pidgeon) prickly, overprotective father (Costner) after a life-altering turn upends their plans.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2026
For anyone who has only ever experienced rain as something that gradually builds — a few drops, then more, then a steady fall — a wall of rain upends that expectation entirely.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
Partway through the story, the reader learns something that upends our understanding of what’s going on.
—Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
Beyond football, a DOJ probe that upends how the NFL and streamers do business could bleed into other sports, changing how exclusive streaming and bundling work in the US.
—Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
The news upends everything, and Charlie is left struggling to figure out how to go forward, how to try to forget, how — or whether — to adjust his image of his beautiful, perfect fiancee.
—Moira MacDonald, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
Mansfield upends Mansfield Legacy Nick Ruiz drove in 3 runs to lead Mansfield to a 9-4 win over Mansfield Legacy in a District 3-6A contest on Tuesday night at Mansfield High School.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
This shift upends the post-World War II norm of natural increase driving the state's growth, said Matt Kinghorn, senior demographer at the IBRC.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 31 Mar. 2026
Kenya’s flower industry is losing millions of dollars every month as the conflict in the Middle East upends global commerce.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Matt Grobar, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2026
For anyone who has only ever experienced rain as something that gradually builds — a few drops, then more, then a steady fall — a wall of rain upends that expectation entirely.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
Partway through the story, the reader learns something that upends our understanding of what’s going on.
—Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
Beyond football, a DOJ probe that upends how the NFL and streamers do business could bleed into other sports, changing how exclusive streaming and bundling work in the US.
—Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
The news upends everything, and Charlie is left struggling to figure out how to go forward, how to try to forget, how — or whether — to adjust his image of his beautiful, perfect fiancee.
—Moira MacDonald, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
Mansfield upends Mansfield Legacy Nick Ruiz drove in 3 runs to lead Mansfield to a 9-4 win over Mansfield Legacy in a District 3-6A contest on Tuesday night at Mansfield High School.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
This shift upends the post-World War II norm of natural increase driving the state's growth, said Matt Kinghorn, senior demographer at the IBRC.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 31 Mar. 2026
Kenya’s flower industry is losing millions of dollars every month as the conflict in the Middle East upends global commerce.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for upends
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This proprietary approach overcomes challenges of surface treatment and dispersion associated with the material.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Apr. 2026
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Leo consistently overcomes challenges such as low light, rapid movement, and split second moments to produce sharp, compelling images.—
Heide Janssen,
Oc Register,
15 Mar. 2026
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The university erects a study tent inside K-Ville with desks and power strips to charge laptops and phones.—
David Ubben,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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This approach still erects a financial barrier for the hundreds of thousands of San Diego County residents who have supported Balboa Park institutions for generations.—
Judy Gradwohl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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On the back of four Premier League defeats in a row and a squad pockmarked by injuries, some kind of change was required.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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Al Gore defeats George W Bush to become the 42nd President of the United States.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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The comments around cyber risks come as emergence of Anthropic's Mythos is setting up a scramble from the banking industry to gain access and test the technology, as regulators rush to examine the cybersecurity risks the new AI model raises.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Critics say that practice raises prices for buyers and hurts the state’s homeownership rate.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Levy masters one hilarious perplexed comedic reaction after another as Nicky, a closeted pastor with a zany, highly dysfunctional family.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The future belongs to the developer who masters the ability to break down human expertise into reusable agent skills.—
Mohith Shrivastava,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
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Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú takes it even further back.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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In the adult-content industry, identity cosplay takes a different form.—
T. M. Brown,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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Robot beats elite human players at table tennis A robot beat elite human players at table tennis, a landmark victory in a competitive sport.—
Semafor Events,
semafor.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Take, for example, Republican James Fishback, who, according to recent polling from Keystone Analytics, beats Jolly by almost five points in a head-to-head matchup.—
Thomas C. Shank,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
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They're initially separated, because of John's military job that took him away from his family for so long, but their expedition brings them closer again, reminding them that love conquers all – even when you're lost in space.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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Cruise down Market Street—skimming past buzzing tech hubs—while your autonomous vehicle conquers steep hills and tight turns with uncanny precision.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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