uprooting
Definitions
Verb
- Move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment
- Destroy completely, as if down to the roots
- Pull up by or as if by the roots
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Words that sound like the term "uprooting".
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| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | promotion | 3 | 26 |
| 2 | promoting | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | sprouting | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | proposing | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | proving | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | rotting | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | rooming | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | quoting | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | rooting | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | roofing | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | rioting | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | proofing | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | uproot | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | supervoting | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | prototyping | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | provoking | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | prompting | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | profiting | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | rustproofing | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | routing | 2 | 0 |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 125
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 2
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
‘Uprooting, no matter how small a plant you are, is a trauma’: older women renters are struggling
Aug 3, 2020 The Conversation
Aug 3, 2020 The Conversation
China’s Great Uprooting: Moving 250 Million Into Cities (Published 2013)
Jun 15, 2013 The New York Times
Jun 15, 2013 The New York Times
Desegregating Opportunity: Why Uprooting Occupational Segregation is Critical to Building A Good-Jobs Economy
May 13, 2024 National Employment Law Project
May 13, 2024 National Employment Law Project
Uprooting the Displaced- The Forced Evictions of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon [EN/AR]
Jan 6, 2025 ReliefWeb
Jan 6, 2025 ReliefWeb

