upheave
Example Sentences
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The war had far-reaching policy and political consequences, helping turn the public against intervention and upheaving Republican politics.
“If I had known, I’d have had a heart attack,” he said also, a reference to a point when things went especially upheaved.
From Washington Post
But as other states have led the way in upheaving their systems, Washington has been slow to follow suit.
From Seattle Times
A little later, he sees that the disk had disappeared and “in its place was a billow of blood, for so it looked, a vast upheaved billow of glowing blood surging on the horizon.”
From Washington Post
“She can claim credit for upheaving what is perceived as corruption or ethical issues in state politics, the very thing Mike Parson represents as governor.”
From Seattle Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
