uprooted

verb

past tense of uproot
as in pulled
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 uprooted Trees can be uprooted, roads may be blocked and power outages can last from days to weeks. — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 That city has a lot of aging silver maples, which have shallow roots and are more susceptible to being uprooted when strong winds hit. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026 By the dawn of the 20th century, though, Yiddish was being uprooted. — Ilan Stavans, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026 The weather service's storm survey found the twister uprooted or snapped numerous large trees and damaged structures and power poles. — Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Aug. 2026 Hurricane Lala tore roofs off houses, uprooted trees, covered roads in mud and rocks and left many households without electricity. — ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, residents were still trying to clean up after Lala, which tore off roofs and uprooted trees, the AP reported. — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026 Homeowners throughout the neighborhood were cleaning up tree damage, including uprooted trees and broken limbs that fell onto their homes and fence lines. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026 That legacy was disrupted in the early 1600s, when the Venetians uprooted much of the island’s vineyard land to make way for wheat cultivation. — Monica Mendal, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uprooted
  1. pulled
  2. extracted
  3. yanked
  4. pried
  5. plucked
Verb
  • The Twins pulled even in the second inning on Lee’s RBI single.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • However, entering June, crude prices pulled back significantly, while retail gasoline prices declined at a markedly slower pace.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of pulled
Verb
  • Hyosung’s Bio-BDO is manufactured by fermenting sugars extracted from sugarcane.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Limestone extracted at the site supports cement production in South Australia.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of extracted
Verb
  • Olstead yanked the handle to release his parachute and watched the red-white-and-blue fabric unfurl.
    — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • In his view, a prosperous society was teetering on the edge of a meaningful shift toward communitarianism before being yanked back.
    — Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of yanked
Verb
  • The latest was on Sunday, when interior doors of the restaurant were forced and pried open and $1,300 was stolen, all while a cleaning crew was inside.
    — Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Across six Premier League seasons in the 1990s, Newcastle pried 12 different players from poorer sides, more than anyone else in that period.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of pried
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  • But for guests seeking deeper immersion in nature, the wildflower garden with more than 200 plant species looks like it was plucked straight from a fairy tale.
    — Brian Cicioni, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The Muir swivel chair in oxblood velvet feels plucked out of a Hollywood Regency–style boutique hotel lobby.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of plucked

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“Uprooted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uprooted. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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