UPREAR Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

uprear

verb

ˈəp-ˈrir

Definition of uprear

as in to rise

to move or extend upward trees uprearing towards the sky

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That comes against a backdrop of rising borrowing costs globally.

— Hugh Leask, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026
The investment forms part of a broader plan to spend $8 billion to $9 billion through 2030 to meet rising demand for munitions.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of rise

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Yields have been generally climbing there because of worries about the government's big debt load and strained budget.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
Yields have been generally climbing there because of worries about the government’s big debt load and strained budget.

— Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of climb

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But with the arrival of the first season of 2025’s The Celebrity Traitors — undeniably one of the best pieces of reality TV Britain has seen in recent years — his star ascended even higher.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2026
The eldest daughter of King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, Leonor de Borbón y Ortiz became first in line to the Spanish throne when her father ascended in 2014.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of ascend

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The trend marks a stark turn from earlier this decade, when sellers often received well above their asking price as home shoppers empowered by rock-bottom mortgage rates fueled a buying frenzy that sent home prices soaring.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Since October 7th, antisemitic acts have soared, from fewer than five hundred incidents in 2022 to more than fifteen hundred in 2023 and again in 2024, with thirteen hundred and twenty acts reported last year.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

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