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Recent Examples of stick up
Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Watch the ladies of The View stick up for Taylor Swift below.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2024
Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 23 Apr. 2024
There was an average of almost one bank stickup every other weekday.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
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Verb
The metal casing that the drillers left behind still sticks up out of the snow, even though the borehole beneath it has collapsed.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Watch the ladies of The View stick up for Taylor Swift below.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2024
Noun
The suspect in the deadly Nashville robbery of a California rapper with ties to Justin Bieber and a group of friends was free on bond for a 2021 murder at the time of the deadly stickup outside a music studio Saturday, according to city police.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 23 Apr. 2024
There was an average of almost one bank stickup every other weekday.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stick up
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Photo: Adrian Nina Ormerod’s splash of pink tulle reflects a wider trend for tinted veils that has proliferated in alternative corners of the Western wedding sphere, where women aren’t robbed of £50 for a warm glass of Prosecco and the privilege of wriggling into a grubby one-size-fits-all sample.Alice Newbold, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2024
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This self-judgment robs us of presence and keeps us trapped in a cycle of dissatisfaction.Susanne Biro, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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The holdup caused a public outcry because the rule changes are intended to help the Agriculture Department stem the movement of commodities infested by pests, including coconut rhinoceros beetles.CBS News, CBS News, 24 Oct. 2024
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But intractable holdups, over who and how many people should be released from each side and over a full withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza, prevented a deal — and that was before the latest hostage killings.Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
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Because deer have no upper incisors, leaves and branches will look as if they were torn or ripped off.Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2024
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The Dodgers were victorious when the pair last met in a World Series in 1981 when LA ripped off four-straight wins to take the series 4-2 – capturing the club’s seventh championship.David Close, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
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Residential burglary: Between 9:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., someone entered a residence in the 19000 block of Scotland Drive through an unlocked rear sliding glass door and stole tools for a loss valued at approximately $868.Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Across the state, shoplifting rates rose during the same time period but were still lower than the pre-pandemic levels in 2019, while commercial burglaries and robberies have become more prevalent in urban counties, the study says.Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2024
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While not bulletproof, the roofs hold up better against hail, reducing the need to file claims and pay deductibles.Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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The mechanics of the plot itself don’t quite hold up under scrutiny, which is a shame when the dialogue, performances and filmmaking craft are so tightly woven, moving in perfect sync.Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2024
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A week after Helene smashed into the Southeast, power outages, water shortages and impassable roads stymie recovery Tropical systems, of course, can plunder coastlines.Sharif Paget, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
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And neither Coppola nor Snyder deals with how ideologues have plundered the West.Armond White, National Review, 9 Oct. 2024
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Buildings on the campus have been boarded up, including the former administration building that burned Monday, and there has been a history of break-ins and fires on campus, Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon said at the scene.Phil Helsel, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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On Monday night, Phoenix police fatally shot a home break-in suspect around 10 p.m. in the area of 15th and Wier avenues.Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Recent decades have seen the repatriation of Khmer artifacts from abroad, some of which were looted in the 1970s during the period of violence and instability under the communist Khmer Rouge regime, per the Associated Press.Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
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Since 2022, the detainees are believed to have looted millions of euros and run up a similar amount in property damage, from 2022 to 2024, Europol said.Sophie Tanno, CNN, 27 Oct. 2024
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“Stick up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stick%20up. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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