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Synonyms for upend
ʌpˈɛndup·end

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  1. upendverb

    become turned or set on end

    "the airplanes upended"

  2. upendverb

    set, turn, or stand on end

    "upend the box and empty the contents"

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  1. A.E. Samaan:

    There was nothing conservative about Adolf Hitler. Hitler was an artist and a revolutionary at heart. He wanted to completely upend and remake German society.

  2. David Chalian:

    This notion of a sour mood that the country finds itself in – a pretty persistent one since Covid that the country hasn’t really bounced out of – is a challenge for our political leadership, i don’t know that a president alone can really upend this.

  3. John Kasich:

    If the governor does eventually plunge into the race, one thing seems guaranteed : He would be, by a large margin, the Republican field's most provocative voice. No, he likely would n’t win, and he might well get the snot kicked out of him. But more than any other underdog flirting with 2016, John Kasich — defiant, outspoken, critical of conservatism from within — could upend the tenor of the primary season. [ Calendar of a candidate - Ohio Gov. John Kasich will be making stops in South Carolina and New Hampshire at the end of the month. Columbus [ Ohio ] Dispatch :.

  4. David Yepsen:

    The stakes are very high for her here. She has got to win. If she does, fine. If she doesn't, then it becomes a much different game in New Hampshire, it's really Sanders' only hope to get something going is to upend her here.

  5. Louise Sunshine:

    Nobody ever knew when he walked in a meeting what he was going to say or do because he didn't, donald has always managed to walk into a meeting and say something that nobody else expected him ever to say, upend the entire meeting, leave everybody agog, and control every situation that way, so by the time he leaves the room, he has the store, he owns the store.


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  • إنقلبArabic
  • τοποθετώ όρθιοGreek
  • desafiar, voltear, refutar, dar vueltaSpanish
  • murtaa, kääntää nurin, murskata, lopettaa, ympäriFinnish
  • renverserFrench
  • onderuithalen, omkiepenDutch
  • upendPortuguese
  • ставить на попа, свергать, опровергать, опрокидывать, переворачиватьRussian
  • คว่ำThai

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