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as in to comprise
to be all the substance of
the book is made up of 20 chapters
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as in to devise
to create or think of by clever use of the imagination
she keeps making up excuses as to why she hasn't yet finished the project
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as in to build
to form by putting together parts or materials
we'll have to make up the bookcase, which came in a box marked "some assembly required"
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as in paint
preparations intended to beautify the face
she never left the house without applying her makeup and arranging her jewelry
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as in design
the way in which the elements of something (as a work of art) are arranged
the makeup of the memorial is strikingly simple: a single massive globe signifying world unity
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Recent Examples of make up
Joe Rao, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
The collection is made up of 60 pieces of easy and airy pieces across womenswear, menswear and childrenswear that range from 20 to 348 pounds.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
Merrill Fabry, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Other talking heads include two-time Oscar-winning costume designer Mark Bridges, Oscar–winning makeup artist Bill Corso, and Oscar nominees Donald Mowat and Camille Friend.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Each comet's heart is a clump of ancient solar system debris — a mix of dust, rock, and frozen gases, much like the particles that make up Saturn's rings.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
The collection is made up of 60 pieces of easy and airy pieces across womenswear, menswear and childrenswear that range from 20 to 348 pounds.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
Its immediate success pushed other makeup companies to be more color inclusive and create more and better options for people with darker skin tones.
—Merrill Fabry, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Other talking heads include two-time Oscar-winning costume designer Mark Bridges, Oscar–winning makeup artist Bill Corso, and Oscar nominees Donald Mowat and Camille Friend.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for make up
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The 52-acre property, which was recently overhauled by winemaker Catherine Blagden, her partner Mary Ricks, and their longtime interior designer Jennifer Miller, comprises the area’s quintessential rolling hills, centuries-old oak trees, and lush vineyards.—
Morgan Goldberg,
Architectural Digest,
10 Oct. 2025
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An international force, comprised largely of troops from Arab and Muslim countries, would be responsible for security inside Gaza.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
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The most visible plans are those devised by the same international custodians who have engineered postwar order elsewhere in the Middle East.—
Mohammed R. Mhawish,
New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2025
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To that end, the Charlotte Symphony commissioned Grammy-winning composer Mason Bates to devise a brief musical signature called a sonic logo for the orchestra.—
Adam Bell,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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The broad international effort has built widespread support for the latest ceasefire and raised hopes that this one will last.—
Greg Myre,
NPR,
9 Oct. 2025
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Considered one of the most precise and dependable strategic weapons ever built, the Trident II remains a cornerstone of the US and UK’s nuclear deterrence forces, operated by the US Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs and the Royal Navy.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Oct. 2025
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Instead, its abstract paint stroke pattern was filled in black, white and gray, while the remainder of the midsole was given a glittery silver appearance.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
13 Oct. 2025
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Avoid power washing rotten wood or any siding or trim with lead paint.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
13 Oct. 2025
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The book contains 50 of Garber’s tattoo designs created during the pandemic.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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The company has put a lot of focus and money toward design, especially interior design.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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When fully integrated, the launch system is composed of both a 232-foot Super Heavy rocket and the 171-foot upper stage Starship, the spacecraft where crew and cargo would ride.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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The bridge is 641 feet long and is composed of more than 888 tons of structural steel.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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One of the smartest things the subgroup of three commissioners and Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick did in concocting a 12-team CFP format was to grant automatic playoff berths to the top six conference champions (later five after the Pac-12’s collapse).—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Maybe the purposefully ambiguous coda was concocted to prove some sort of Rashomon-style truth-is-subjective point.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
9 Oct. 2025
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SpaceX’s luck appears to be turning, as the company notched a second straight successful test flight of the Starship launch system — the most powerful rocket ever constructed — on Monday evening.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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Exercises focused on how to find and purify water, fish and hunt for animals, forage for edible plants, find dry wood to build a fire and construct palm leaf-sapling lean-to shelters.—
Kit Bernardi,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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