gets up

present tense third-person singular of get up

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gets up
Verb
  • Gibbs will be summonsed to Boston Municipal Court for a litany of charges.
    Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 6 May 2024
  • In November 2023, Ivanka Trump was summonsed to the New York State Supreme Court to testify against her father, Donald Trump, in a civil real estate fraud trial.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2024
Verb
  • Much of the tension in the story gathers around the mystery of Bea’s unbreakable devotion to this man.
    Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • It’s set during the civil war in the Central African Republic in 2013, when on Christmas Eve, a desperate Muslim man seeks refuge at a field hospital, while a threatening Christian militia gathers outside, demanding his life.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Steve Hard, the current head of medical at Portsmouth, explains how there are more layers to the job the higher a club rises through the leagues.
    Tom Burrows, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Each time the calendar flips during the NBA season, that number rises by just under $12k.
    Tony East, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Gets up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gets%20up. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.

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