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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The artist continued to work up until the very end, presenting new paintings as recently as this past spring at Los Angeles’s Night Gallery.
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Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 6 Sep. 2024
Apply it after your cleanser every- other day at first, working up to twice a day as your skin gets used to it.
—Sarah Felbin, SELF, 9 Oct. 2024
In the table tennis room, fans whir while pairs of players in their 70s and 80s dart at the ball, exclaiming in Cantonese while working up a sweat.
—Ashley Milne-Tyte, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Oct. 2024
Really good : Roma Heirloom Tomato Dish Soap This dish soap is thick and concentrated, working up a nice lather and packing that signature smell.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 18 Sep. 2024
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Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 6 Sep. 2024
Apply it after your cleanser every- other day at first, working up to twice a day as your skin gets used to it.
—Sarah Felbin, SELF, 9 Oct. 2024
In the table tennis room, fans whir while pairs of players in their 70s and 80s dart at the ball, exclaiming in Cantonese while working up a sweat.
—Ashley Milne-Tyte, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Oct. 2024
Really good : Roma Heirloom Tomato Dish Soap This dish soap is thick and concentrated, working up a nice lather and packing that signature smell.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 18 Sep. 2024
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Legend has instantly come across as a star, and the pair’s crowd connection has developed quicker than anyone could have imagined.Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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But, as magnesium deficiency progresses, more serious symptoms may develop, including numbness, tingling, muscle contractions, cramps, seizures, personality changes, abnormal heart rhythms, and even coronary spasms, according to research.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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There is something innately amusing about meaty, cheesy pasta as a sculptural material, but in combination with the mythically ruinous painkiller, comedy and tragedy conspired to forge an unforgettable image-concept.Jeff Gibson, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
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And by turning its attention to the unlikely intimacy forged among the male contestants, the show pushes beyond the one-dimensional stoicism that’s common in depictions of men their age.Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
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The area is currently creating a business improvement district, which will collect assessments from businesses in the vicinity to address public safety and cleanliness needs separate from the pilot program unveiled Tuesday.Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
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Swalwell was impressed at how the call created a sense of community.Meghan McCarron, Bon Appétit, 29 Oct. 2024
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There are still a few kinks that need working out, but all in all, fans of the Bose Sleepbud should rejoice.Victoria Song, The Verge, 22 Oct. 2024
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There is little doubt that working out is beneficial to health.Lieke ten Brummelhuis, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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