HOISTED Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

hoisted

verb

past tense of hoist

as in heaved

to lift with effort dockworkers hoisted all 164 barrels of molasses out of the ship's hold when it arrived in port

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as in lifted

to move from a lower to a higher place or position hoisted the flag on the flagpole

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as in sipped

to swallow in liquid form I have time to hoist a couple beers before heading home

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Recent Examples of hoisted Mazda Motor’s flag and Japanese national flag are hoisted at the company headquarters in Fuchu-cho, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan July 15, 2025. — Anniek Bao,lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026 Kevin Kopp hoists flag Former KU defensive lineman Kevin Kopp, a starter on the Jayhawks’ 1995 Aloha Bowl team, hoisted the Kansas flag in the southeast corner of the stadium in Saturday’s pregame flag-raising ceremony. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026 Last season, the Hurricanes hoisted the Stanley Cup after years of knocking at the door. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026 The climbers were then hoisted to safety by the helicopter and transferred to the care of waiting emergency services. — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2026 Several players with cap hits above the $10 million cutoff have reached the Stanley Cup Final but not hoisted the trophy—most recently Mitch Marner ($12 million) of the Vegas Golden Knights last year. — Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2026 The 95-year-old hoisted the estate back onto the market in 1995 for $5 million, Deseret News reports. — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2026 Other high-profile instances of a banner or flag being hoisted on the rock face were seen in the prior year. — Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026 McNeely’s riff shows a toe (flexed, as ever) hoisted from the ceiling, the rest of the figure an illegible mass of guts and bones. — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

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The game was sealed with an interception from freshman safety Jayden Jack, as Mater Dei freshman quarterback Paytyn Guess heaved the ball to the end zone with the Monarchs out of timeouts and out of options.

— Caleb Otte, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
After a Golden Flashes timeout, Sayin rolled right and heaved it toward the end zone, when Brandon Inniss caught it in the middle of a crowd of Kent State defensive backs to make it 35-0.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026

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Scenes look lifted from a storybook — over the years Descanso’s La Cañada Flintridge grounds have featured a horse and buggy with a pumpkin at the helm, a pumpkin sea monster and a larger-than-life multicolored Día de los Muertos ofrenda.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
New York Sports Betting Laws and Timeline After the US Supreme Court lifted the federal ban on sports betting, New York opened the first retail locations in July 2019.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

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Nightcaps or pre-dinner cocktails, like a Maple Bacon Sour, can be sipped on the rooftop or in the Ivanhouse Lounge, which has 11-foot windows to take in the starry skies.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Perched like seabirds on wobbly plastic stools, leathery and liver-spotted from hours in the sun, some smoked while others sipped packets of bandung or chrysanthemum tea.

— Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

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The GoFundMe, which was started to cover funeral costs, counseling and other support for the family, has raised a little over $23,000.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
OpenAI raised $122 billion in a single round this year and Anthropic $65 billion, totals which no Chinese company can match.

— Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

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But since then, the policies have been adopted uniformly, publicized clearly and elevated to play a more central role in campus life.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
The veined turquoise at the center is further elevated by the white diamonds on the hour markers, bezel, and lugs.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2026

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Her legal team also presented evidence that her mother drank heavily during pregnancy, impairing Pike’s brain development and her impulse control.

— Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 1 Oct. 2026
After the win came the customary celebration — another beer, poured into the championship trophy — but Laseter drank only about half before growing uneasy about how clean the trophy was and handing it to her teammate Pozdol.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2026

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