suit up
phrasal verb
suited up; suiting up; suits up
US
: to put on a uniform or special clothing
The players are suiting up for the game.
The divers suited up.
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With the Giants already having a Gold Glove third baseman in Matt Chapman, there were questions surrounding where Devers would suit up.
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Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
While O'Donnell later reprised his role as Batman's trusty sidekick in 1997's Batman & Robin, Kilmer did not return; instead, George Clooney suited up as the Caped Crusader in that film.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 12 June 2025
Nugent-Hopkins suits up but doesn’t provide much After missing Sunday’s practice and being labeled a game-time decision after Monday’s optional morning skate by Knoblauch, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins did, in fact, play in Game 3.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 10 June 2025
He’s suited up for four teams, including Charlotte’s Southeast Division foe the Washington Wizards, and appears to have settled in with his current employer in Boston.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 9 June 2025
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Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
While O'Donnell later reprised his role as Batman's trusty sidekick in 1997's Batman & Robin, Kilmer did not return; instead, George Clooney suited up as the Caped Crusader in that film.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 12 June 2025
Nugent-Hopkins suits up but doesn’t provide much After missing Sunday’s practice and being labeled a game-time decision after Monday’s optional morning skate by Knoblauch, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins did, in fact, play in Game 3.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 10 June 2025
He’s suited up for four teams, including Charlotte’s Southeast Division foe the Washington Wizards, and appears to have settled in with his current employer in Boston.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 9 June 2025
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“Suit up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suit%20up. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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