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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4
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
If history is any indication, probably only a fraction will actually be put up.
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Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
After all — just like in 1975 — Mizzou has a talented running back who could very well put up serious yardage Saturday.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
Didn’t Gallieni also allow Captain Girard to massacre the entire village of Ambiky on August 29, 1897, and decapitate King Toera of the Sakalavas, who had put up a great resistance against the French colonial advance?
—Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2025
Belichick’s latest loss was a blowout at the hands of Clemson at home, 38-10, where the Tigers put up 28 points in the first quarter and coasted to victory from there.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
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Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
After all — just like in 1975 — Mizzou has a talented running back who could very well put up serious yardage Saturday.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
Didn’t Gallieni also allow Captain Girard to massacre the entire village of Ambiky on August 29, 1897, and decapitate King Toera of the Sakalavas, who had put up a great resistance against the French colonial advance?
—Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2025
Belichick’s latest loss was a blowout at the hands of Clemson at home, 38-10, where the Tigers put up 28 points in the first quarter and coasted to victory from there.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for put up
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Practice just ended upstairs inside the Novant Health Training Center, which sits across the street from the multi-million facility being erected that’s going to serve as the Charlotte Hornets’ performance center in 2027.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Oct. 2025
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That monument, erected in 1892, finally found a new home earlier this year in the Lost in New Haven Museum, NBC Connecticut reported.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Shon and his collaborators, including Ruozhu Feng and Wei Wang, built their prototype with carbon electrodes.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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Nearly every duke and earl and baron in England was competing to build great rare book collections, and lots and lots of fake manuscripts emerged.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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Most of the stores surrounding this block are hybrids, selling biking equipment and coffee.—
Emilio Parra Doiztua,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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By the early sixties, these bricks, now made of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) plastic, were sold across Europe and the United States.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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Away from the ship, Barton was spending much of her time in a warehouse called Los Fosos, four long buildings housing hundreds of reconcentrados who were dying so quickly their graves went unnamed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
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In the first few months that initiative has closed down two homeless camps, including a prominent one in Fountain Square, and housed 30 people living in them, according to project leaders.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
15 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, star-crossed lovers Ellen (Harriet Slater) and Brian (Jamie Roy) managed to plot an escape of their own — but not before getting some major blood on their hands.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Oct. 2025
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While Witherspoon dug into the world of trauma surgery, Coben plotted the novel’s key moments.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 2025
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The acting head of DOE’s environmental program was fired in early September, prompting speculation that the agency was trying to shift toward storing the waste by mixing it with a cement-like substance called grout, reported Science.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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Ice is often taken for granted today, but the ability to both store and keep frozen water signified immense influence and privilege in ancient cultures.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
16 Oct. 2025
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In November, Jackson terminated Gatlin for swindling millions of dollars from the Foundation as executives privately reeled over her betrayal of the hospital system’s fundraising arm, which raises tens of millions to benefit Jackson’s patients.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
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Experts at Sweetbriar said the effort was not just about saving one insect but also about raising awareness.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
11 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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“Put up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20up. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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