go up
verb
went up; gone up; going up; goes up
1
chiefly British
: to attend a university
2
of an actor
: to become confused
3
: to be built or erected
a new sign went up
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The paper projects that this reinsurance shock could result in annual premiums going up $700 by 2053.
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Jennifer Castenson, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Thirty-seven of the 131 payloads going up today belong to San Francisco company Planet, which operates three constellations of Earth-observing satellites.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 14 Jan. 2025
In Hollywood movies, heroes go up against the system and win.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2025
For consumers that means a drug may cost them less because of a lower copay, even though the list price went up.
—Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
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Jennifer Castenson, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Thirty-seven of the 131 payloads going up today belong to San Francisco company Planet, which operates three constellations of Earth-observing satellites.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 14 Jan. 2025
In Hollywood movies, heroes go up against the system and win.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2025
For consumers that means a drug may cost them less because of a lower copay, even though the list price went up.
—Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Go up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20up. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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