as in to develop
to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort
spent years working up a period novel that was historically accurate in every detail
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Recent Examples of work up
This isn’t a film worth getting worked up over, for better or for worse.
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Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 20 Mar. 2025
Slowly work up to integrating balance exercises into everyday life.
—Matt Fuchs, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
Eager to soothe worried investors, businesses and consumers, the Fed urged caution about getting too worked up about its forecast, noting that inflation caused by tariffs may not be long lasting.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
However, the device from the UCSF study reportedly worked up to seven months without requiring an adjustment.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
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Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 20 Mar. 2025
Slowly work up to integrating balance exercises into everyday life.
—Matt Fuchs, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
Eager to soothe worried investors, businesses and consumers, the Fed urged caution about getting too worked up about its forecast, noting that inflation caused by tariffs may not be long lasting.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
However, the device from the UCSF study reportedly worked up to seven months without requiring an adjustment.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for work up
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Donovan said the Chiefs are now looking at potentially developing around Arrowhead Stadium — a prominent departure from April 2024, when the team deemed the area not worthy of further investment.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2025
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Typically, an infected person will develop symptoms between 12 to 48 hours after being infected.—
Leah Sarnoff,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2025
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The film, which is represented internationally by Pathé, follows a woman who leaves her hometown to forge a bigger and better life for herself, but must return home because of a family emergency.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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Cuban forged a particular bond with Dumont, sensing long-term business opportunities with the son-in-law of Miriam Adelson, Sheldon’s widow.—
C. Clark, D. Aldridge, S. Amick, F. Katz,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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The project is also intended to contribute to maintaining existing forests and creating new ones.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Legal scholars have said there is little legal precedent for Trump's war on Big Law, which has created a chilling effect across the legal community, and most will certainly have a chilling effect on his opponents who will need legal representation against him.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2025
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The community pavilion will be closed for four to six weeks, though the schedule is still being worked out, Hartwig said.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
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The new Speaker of the Texas House, Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock), and the leader of the Texas Senate, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick (R), along with the Governor, have details to work out on all these issues.—
Patrick Gleason,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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