upheaved

verb

past tense of upheave
as in hoisted
to lift with effort exactly how the builders of the pyramids at Giza upheaved such massive blocks of stone remains a mystery

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  1. hoisted
  2. heaved
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  • Scheffler ultimately hoisted the trophy, but Burns locked up another top-five finish, his fourth of the 2026 season.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The wreckage of the Piper 30A was hoisted from the water on Sunday morning.
    — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of hoisted
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  • Canada did just that and then heaved the ball the length of the court to a wide-open Angel Reese with 15 seconds left.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • In Aleppo, in the suburbs of Damascus, across Syria, people and neighborhoods heaved under the trauma of the last 14 years.
    — Lina Sergie Attar, Time, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of heaved
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“Upheaved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upheaved. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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