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upturned

[uhp-turnd, uhp-turnd] / ʌpˈtɜrnd, ˈʌpˌtɜrnd /
ADJECTIVE
overturned
Synonyms


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Yellow caution tape fluttered in the wind as water poured into a room strewn with wooden debris, an upturned refrigerator and a television.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

"The family asked us to help via Facebook," said volunteer Charlotte Darribat, as she fed the reptile near upturned sunchairs and strewn clothes in the town of Lege-Cap-Ferret.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

"It's completely, in the greatest way possible, upturned everything that I know."

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

Instead, she replaced the couch, reinforced the yard and made peace with an upturned lawn.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026

“Charlestown,” he answered, settling on an upturned barrel.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare


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