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He upended the bicycle to fix its flat tire.
I upended the bucket to use as a stool.
The security inspector upended my bag and dumped everything out.
A giant wave upended the surfers.
The midfielder was upended before he got the ball.
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Like Apple revolutionized personal technology and Virgin Atlantic redefined air travel, Plein has upended traditional notions of luxury.
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Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Chelsea has upended that conventional behavior since Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital bought the team in 2022 for $3.16 billion.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 17 Jan. 2025
However, numbers cannot articulate the magnitude of anguish as the disaster upends families and dismantles livelihoods.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
By Laura McMullen, NerdWallet Natural disasters, whether massive wildfires, hurricanes or floods, can upend lives in an instant, but unwinding the financial damage can take many months.
—Nerdwallet, Orange County Register, 16 Jan. 2025
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Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Chelsea has upended that conventional behavior since Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital bought the team in 2022 for $3.16 billion.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 17 Jan. 2025
However, numbers cannot articulate the magnitude of anguish as the disaster upends families and dismantles livelihoods.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
By Laura McMullen, NerdWallet Natural disasters, whether massive wildfires, hurricanes or floods, can upend lives in an instant, but unwinding the financial damage can take many months.
—Nerdwallet, Orange County Register, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Upend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upend. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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upend
verb
up·end
ˌə-ˈpend 
: to set, stand, or rise on end
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