re-upped; re-upping; re-ups
: to sign on again
re-upped with the team for three more years
especially
: to enlist again
Examples of re-up in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Some Tate fans jumped into action again recently, re-upping their disparaging comments about one of the accusers, her lawyer said.
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Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024
There’s no word on whether either of those companies would be game to re-up their bids, though the app’s price tag has almost certainly gone up by several billion dollars since their 2020 effort fell apart.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024
Participants in the Series A also included re-ups from earlier rounds by GV, which is Alphabet’s venture fund, SpeedInvest, and Octopus Ventures, and angel investors Soleio, Naveen Gavini, Nima Khajehnouri, and Praveen Murugesan.
—David Bloom, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
At that time, the NMPA can either re-up its model license with TikTok or walk away.
—Kristin Robinson, Billboard, 2 Feb. 2024
Due to the exclusivity language in its deal with MSG, IndyCar was unable to re-up with iRacing when its previous deal expired.
—The Indianapolis Star, 9 Jan. 2024
There's no better time to re-up your pimple patch stash than Black Friday.
—Sarah Han, Allure, 28 Oct. 2023
In September, Fox re-upped a contract with the anchor, who was already signed through at least 2025.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 19 Oct. 2023
Prior to the week of the deadline, the Angels had also made trades for Eduardo Escobar and Mike Moustakas, needing to re-up their infield depth.
—Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2023
Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024
There’s no word on whether either of those companies would be game to re-up their bids, though the app’s price tag has almost certainly gone up by several billion dollars since their 2020 effort fell apart.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024
Participants in the Series A also included re-ups from earlier rounds by GV, which is Alphabet’s venture fund, SpeedInvest, and Octopus Ventures, and angel investors Soleio, Naveen Gavini, Nima Khajehnouri, and Praveen Murugesan.
—David Bloom, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
At that time, the NMPA can either re-up its model license with TikTok or walk away.
—Kristin Robinson, Billboard, 2 Feb. 2024
Due to the exclusivity language in its deal with MSG, IndyCar was unable to re-up with iRacing when its previous deal expired.
—The Indianapolis Star, 9 Jan. 2024
There's no better time to re-up your pimple patch stash than Black Friday.
—Sarah Han, Allure, 28 Oct. 2023
In September, Fox re-upped a contract with the anchor, who was already signed through at least 2025.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 19 Oct. 2023
Prior to the week of the deadline, the Angels had also made trades for Eduardo Escobar and Mike Moustakas, needing to re-up their infield depth.
—Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
re- + sign up
First Known Use
circa 1906, in the meaning defined above
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“Re-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/re-up. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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