strike up
verb
struck up; struck up also stricken up; striking up; strikes up
: to begin to sing or play or to be sung or played
1
: to cause to begin singing or playing
strike up the band
2
: to cause to begin
strike up a conversation
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Fast-forward to 2025, when Stephen Hamel, Alan’s son, ran into Cassidy at a film screening and struck up a conversation.
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Mark Gray, People.com, 26 June 2025
Israel and Iran exchanged strikes up to the last moment when the truce was due to begin, causing casualties on both sides, according to Iranian state media and Israeli officials.
—Alex Leff, NPR, 24 June 2025
Hany plays George, a renowned novelist living in Evelyn Bay, who strikes up an unexpected friendship with Mia.
—Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 17 June 2025
That is the same nuclear plant that last year struck up a first-of-its-kind deal with Amazon that involved directly supplying nuclear power to a data center.
—Jeff Marks,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 9 June 2025
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Mark Gray, People.com, 26 June 2025
Israel and Iran exchanged strikes up to the last moment when the truce was due to begin, causing casualties on both sides, according to Iranian state media and Israeli officials.
—Alex Leff, NPR, 24 June 2025
Hany plays George, a renowned novelist living in Evelyn Bay, who strikes up an unexpected friendship with Mia.
—Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 17 June 2025
That is the same nuclear plant that last year struck up a first-of-its-kind deal with Amazon that involved directly supplying nuclear power to a data center.
—Jeff Marks,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 9 June 2025
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“Strike up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20up. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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