upend
verb (used with object)
to set on end, as a barrel or ship.
is upending
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present progressiveof upend (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The artificial-intelligence trade is upending the long-standing pecking order of Big Tech valuations as investors hunt for the next big winners and losers.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 19, 2026
These problems are compounded by climate change, which is upending the water cycle and bringing more severe droughts and floods.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2026
But utilities say that being forced to keep some coal plants open is upending years of state-approved planning.
From Barron's ● Jan. 14, 2026
A bill signed into law this past summer is upending some common year-end tax strategies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 29, 2025
But for the farmers and miners and their families who live in this nearby stretch of towns and villages, Russia’s sudden advance is upending already hard lives, leaving them poised to flee.
From New York Times ● Feb. 29, 2024
