go up
verb
went up; gone up; going up; goes up
1
: to be built or erected
a new sign went up
2
chiefly British
: to attend a university
3
of an actor
: to become confused
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That was an eye-watering amount, but with the release of the new Ultimate Collector's Series Death Star in October, it's just gone up even higher.
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Kim Snaith, Space.com, 27 Nov. 2025
Prose at Painted Prairie, Claro at High Point Luxury Apartments and the Meadows at Dunkirk are some of the new apartment communities going up in the 80019 area.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 27 Nov. 2025
The amount of waste is not decreasing even as inflation and food prices rise, according to Burnett, and the cost of being wasteful goes up.
—Francesca Giuliani Hoffman, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
Amazon’s outlet is packed with hidden deals that go up to 90 percent off.
—Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
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Kim Snaith, Space.com, 27 Nov. 2025
Prose at Painted Prairie, Claro at High Point Luxury Apartments and the Meadows at Dunkirk are some of the new apartment communities going up in the 80019 area.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 27 Nov. 2025
The amount of waste is not decreasing even as inflation and food prices rise, according to Burnett, and the cost of being wasteful goes up.
—Francesca Giuliani Hoffman, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
Amazon’s outlet is packed with hidden deals that go up to 90 percent off.
—Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
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“Go up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20up. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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