UPHEAVED Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

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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The helicopter hoisted the climber’s remains from an elevation of roughly 13,600 feet.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
All three were then hoisted off the mountainside and flown to a landing zone, where Sierra County deputies were waiting.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

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Mahomes sprinted to his right to avoid pressure and, a split-second before falling out of bounds, heaved a pass that somehow hit Tyreek Hill in stride for 48 yards.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026
On fourth-and-21 in the second overtime, Seminoles quarterback Ashton Daniels heaved the ball into the end zone and it was caught by Micahi Danzy for a touchdown — one that was called back after a holding call that Florida State felt didn't exist.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026

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