1
as in to erect
to fix in an upright position
the builders put up the walls before starting on the roof
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2
as in to build
to form by putting together parts or materials
plans to put up a pavilion in the public gardens
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3
as in to sell
to offer for sale to the public
put their possessions up for auction
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as in to house
to provide with living quarters or shelter
the university puts up students in a variety of buildings
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5
as in to plot
to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends
put up an elaborate scheme to defraud insurance companies
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Recent Examples of put up
The quarterback raised his stock dramatically by taking a chance on himself, staying an extra year in college and putting up a stock-rising season with the Miami Hurricanes.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Jan. 2025
Especially because the Lions offense is still clicking on all cylinders and is almost certainly going to put up points of its own.
—Adam Gretz, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
Walker: Jayden Daniels will put up points against a Detroit defense that’s still banged up.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2025
Carollo put up barricades, assigned police patrols and won two years of peace until the county forced him to go away.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Jan. 2025
Especially because the Lions offense is still clicking on all cylinders and is almost certainly going to put up points of its own.
—Adam Gretz, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
Walker: Jayden Daniels will put up points against a Detroit defense that’s still banged up.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2025
Carollo put up barricades, assigned police patrols and won two years of peace until the county forced him to go away.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for put up
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With their house intact and the koi alive, the Pierces decided to stay put, even though the power and the gas had been cut off and checkpoints were erected to prevent people from entering the disaster zone.—
Rukmini Callimachi,
New York Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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Railway builders erect a box girder at the site of the standard project in front of the Huning section of the Shanghai-Nanjing-Hefei high-speed railway in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China, on January 10, 2025.—
Anniek Bao,Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
17 Jan. 2025
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The Giants built a 10-5-1 record during a 16-game span against Washington from late in 2018 through the end of the 2023 season.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
28 Jan. 2025
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OpenAI has reportedly built a chip development team of about 20 people, including lead engineers who previously worked on Google’s Tensor processors for AI.—
Verge Staff,
The Verge,
28 Jan. 2025
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For clients without a business, the indictment alleges, members of the conspiracy would sell shell companies to the clients in order to file false tax returns.—
Robert W. Wood,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Such feedback sparked the idea to sell the shirts in gift shops at service plazas on Florida’s Turnpike, starting with one in Orlando.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2025
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Loftin Hall itself, the former student dining hall where the museum is housed, is noteworthy on its own, with beautiful Mexican tiles and sturdy wooden beams.—
Pam LeBlanc,
Southern Living,
26 Jan. 2025
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Zheng was ordered held without bail by a judge, but the Department of Correction would not say where he is being housed.—
Ellen Moynihan,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2025
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Roseanne Barr, who was fired by Disney from her titular ABC show in 2018 at the height of its ratings prowess, is plotting a TV comeback.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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Jacinto planned to take in the Hermès and Sacai shows in Paris before plotting his next steps.—
Joelle Diderich,
WWD,
23 Jan. 2025
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What does weight really tell us about our health? 01:41 CNN — For years, medical experts have defined obesity primarily based on body mass index, which measures stored fat by calculating height and weight, to determine a person’s health risks.—
Faye Chiu,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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But instead of leaving, the quartet used a coat hanger to unlock the basement’s door and went downstairs, where food and some alcohol were stored.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2025
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While Chinese companies are taking advantage of the ever-stronger economic ties between the two countries, concerns are being raised about Russia's level of dependence on its neighbor at a time when it is being choked by sanctions and IT firms are laying off staff.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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Seated in a wheelchair, Weinstein made a rare address to the court and raised his voice to plead with Farber to switch his trial date with an earlier trial that’s already on the calendar.—
Caitlin Huston,
The Hollywood Reporter,
29 Jan. 2025
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The intention was to lower the cost of constructing new housing and to encourage less personal vehicle use.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacramento Bee,
22 Jan. 2025
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Stay in one of the Avalanche Ranch Cabins and Hot Springs’ log cabins or wagons, constructed between 1890 and 1950.—
Jennifer Broome,
The Denver Post,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Put up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20up. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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