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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Meanwhile, Kelsie Whitmore, 26, is the first female baseball player to have appeared in Atlantic League and Pioneer League games, and Laila Edwards, 20, is the first Black woman to have suited up for the U.S. senior national ice hockey team.
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Justin Birnbaum, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Prince William suited up for a special outing visiting troops in western England.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024
Miami hasn’t played since Monday and won’t suit up again until Sunday.
—James Jackson, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
The fracture was not season-ending, hence his ability to suit up again so soon.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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Justin Birnbaum, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Prince William suited up for a special outing visiting troops in western England.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024
Miami hasn’t played since Monday and won’t suit up again until Sunday.
—James Jackson, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
The fracture was not season-ending, hence his ability to suit up again so soon.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Suit up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suit%20up. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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