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lift

noun as in transportation

noun as in help, aid

verb as in repeal, revoke

verb as in promote, improve

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The suspension was lifted five days later, after it generated widespread backlash and became a flash point for free speech debates in the U.S.

From Salon

Had he lifted the Ballon d'Or in Paris, he would have become the youngest winner ever.

From BBC

Bird was immortalised by a statue in Barnsley in 2009, albeit the statue had to be lifted above ground level four years later because his raised umpiring finger would regularly be adorned with rude objects.

From BBC

The casserole stays cozy, but the meal as a whole feels lifted, complete.

From Salon

This will be carried initially into Earth orbit with the help of two solid rocket boosters, which will fall back to Earth two minutes after launch once they have done the heavy lifting.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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