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as in to lift
to move from a lower to a higher place or position
local restaurants jacked up their prices for the summer tourist season
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Iowa State’s offense is built around 2-pointers, so if KU can force ISU to hoist 3s, that could be a promising sign.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
3 Feb. 2025 -
Jubilant crowds cheered and hoisted the prisoners on their shoulders.—
Imad Isseid,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2025
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The pieces were lifted by a crane and placed onto a barge with other parts recovered from the flight that took off from Wichita, Kansas, Wednesday for Washington's Reagan National Airport with 60 passengers and four crew members on board.—
Alex Sundby,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2025
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But even in the darkness, Illinoisans found a way to lift up one another.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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Many heaved for breath when asked to run a half mile; others gave up and walked.—
Dexter Filkins,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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With a fierce pass rush in his face, Josh Allen heaved the ball up on fourth down and almost converted for a first.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC News,
27 Jan. 2025
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Since launching the Los Angeles Fire Relief Effort To Support Music Professionals last week, the Recording Academy and MusiCares have raised and pledged more than $4 million in emergency aid to music people affected by the wildfires.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
29 Jan. 2025
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These actions have raised concerns within the scientific community about potential disruptions to research and the dissemination of health information.—
Chrissa McFarlane,
Forbes,
29 Jan. 2025
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Worse still for reformers, Garfield's vice president, Chester Alan Arthur, suddenly elevated to the top job, had climbed the ranks of dirty machine politics, enjoying the fruits of the spoils system along the way.—
Mo Rocca,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2025
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The victory also elevated his career earnings total to more than $7 million, not too shabby for a horse that sold at auction for $40,000 as a 2-year-old.—
Clark Spencer,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Jack (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jack%20%28up%29. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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