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  1. upendedadjective

    turned up on end

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  1. upended

    Upended generally refers to a state of being turned or set on its end or upside down. It can also mean to disrupt or unsettle something dramatically or to defeat someone or something decisively. The term is often used to describe situations, objects, or structures that have been dramatically altered or changed from their usual or intended state or position.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of upended in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of upended in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of upended in a Sentence

  1. Etienne Berges:

    We usually try to manage the distance by setting down dates, but (the outbreak) upended even our ability to do that.

  2. Texas Christian University:

    We felt really strongly that during this period of crisis, when students' and families' lives were being upended that we, as an institution, wanted to do everything in our power to alleviate rather than add on any stress to the decision-making that's inherent in the college selection process, the idea of a May 1 deadline in the middle of this crisis feels really absurd.

  3. Edward Roberts:

    Several of our customers have come to us worried about the frightening dilemma they will ultimately face: how do we manage vaccine appointments without it being upended by automated, bot attacks?

  4. Mark Takano:

    Globally and nationally, I think we're at a similar place now, norms are being upended and questioned. People don't want to return to old ways.

  5. Gretchen Whitmer:

    I don't think many knew that Michigan would snap back 91 years to a law that would render this pro-choice state one of the most extreme in the country, no exceptions for rape, no exception for incest. This is how serious this moment is and how dramatic lives could be upended in Michigan.

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