as in assistance
an act or instance of helping
a key endorsement that would give the struggling candidate a real leg up right now
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Recent Examples of leg up
Jurgens and Rouse will have the leg up as draft picks, while Brown and Huber show potential.
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Alec Lewis, New York Times, 18 June 2025
To give it a leg up, though, most teams use sensors like LIDAR and radar which provide superhuman ability.
—Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Keeping your knees straight and your toes pointed, kick both legs up and down in an alternating fashion.
—Tim Petrie, Verywell Health, 30 June 2025
For these parents, summertime is about making sure that this doesn’t happen and potentially even that their kids get a leg up going into the next school year.
—Megan Kuhfeld, Scientific American, 30 June 2025
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Alec Lewis, New York Times, 18 June 2025
To give it a leg up, though, most teams use sensors like LIDAR and radar which provide superhuman ability.
—Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Keeping your knees straight and your toes pointed, kick both legs up and down in an alternating fashion.
—Tim Petrie, Verywell Health, 30 June 2025
For these parents, summertime is about making sure that this doesn’t happen and potentially even that their kids get a leg up going into the next school year.
—Megan Kuhfeld, Scientific American, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leg up
Noun
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Call 2-1-1 to learn more about local heat relief options, receive help with utility bills or access other types of assistance.—
Sasha Hupka,
AZCentral.com,
23 July 2025
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Jordan, who was not involved in the ACSM report, said eliminating food assistance could worsen the nation's chronic disease epidemic.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
22 July 2025
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Betts was named to the All-Star Five, an honor given to the event’s five best players after averaging 14.6 points, 10 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game, while Davidson was named to the All-Second team after averaging 14.6 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 3 steals per game.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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On the opposite bench, UConn alum Gabby Williams also made her All-Star debut and recorded 16 points, five assists and a steal for Team Clark.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
20 July 2025
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Those wishing to provide monetary support to Heinz's parents, Shane and Amber, can do so through either Venmo or PayPal (daniellefaskell@gmail.com).—
Chris Ramirez,
jsonline.com,
26 July 2025
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The first iteration featured 3D maps, turn-by-turn navigation, and support from Siri, Apple's virtual assistant.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
25 July 2025
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But in the meantime, those who know her are left to ponder an illness that appears to have consumed the caring mother, in spite of her efforts to get help.—
Laura Crimaldi,
BostonGlobe.com,
13 Feb. 2023
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Police departments in Carroll County could get help from the state with funding the high cost of outfitting officers with body cameras, if a bill introduced in the Maryland General Assembly is passed.—
Sherry Greenfield,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Feb. 2023
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The Kpop Demon Hunters soundtrack has already been slaying on the charts, and now, David Guetta is joining the project to give one of its songs an extra boost.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
25 July 2025
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These include profit boosts and early payouts at the top of the home page.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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In June, the Education Department sent a letter to the body that gives Columbia and other schools a vital stamp of approval — accreditation — and warned that the university could lose that vital credential, key to receiving federal student aid.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
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More: More than 100 aid, rights groups call for action as hunger spreads in Gaza Accurso targeted over advocacy Accurso has become a target of pro-Israel groups.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
25 July 2025
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“Leg up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leg%20up. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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