saw up
phrasal verb
sawed up; sawed up or sawn up; sawing up; saws up
: to cut (something) into pieces with a saw
He sawed up the boards into foot-long pieces.
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The National Weather Service (NWS) released county rainfall totals on Sunday, reporting parts of Los Angeles County saw up to 5 inches of rain, around 4 inches in Orange County, and around 7 inches in Ventura County.
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
The researchers found that after 24 weeks, the adults taking enlicitide not only saw up to a 60% reduction in LDL cholesterol, but reductions were sustained through 52 weeks.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
Parts of Scottsdale and Paradise Valley saw up to an inch, while Apache Junction and Gold Canyon logged between a half inch and 1 inch, as the East Valley was hit hardest by the storm.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 14 Oct. 2025
The chimpanzee behavior Goodall saw up close and recorded turned science on its head.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Throughout the day, groups saw up to 10 orcas and 18 humpback whales on each tour, Monterey Bay Whale Watch said.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2025
In early November, some areas along lakes Erie and Ontario saw up to 6 feet of snow, followed by another devastating storm in February that dropped 4–6 feet in western New York.
—Jim Foerster, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Some areas received more than an inch of rain, while higher elevations saw up to a foot of snow, according to the Associated Press.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
The region saw up to 15 feet of surge, according to preliminary reports from the National Weather Service.
—Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
The researchers found that after 24 weeks, the adults taking enlicitide not only saw up to a 60% reduction in LDL cholesterol, but reductions were sustained through 52 weeks.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
Parts of Scottsdale and Paradise Valley saw up to an inch, while Apache Junction and Gold Canyon logged between a half inch and 1 inch, as the East Valley was hit hardest by the storm.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 14 Oct. 2025
The chimpanzee behavior Goodall saw up close and recorded turned science on its head.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Throughout the day, groups saw up to 10 orcas and 18 humpback whales on each tour, Monterey Bay Whale Watch said.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2025
In early November, some areas along lakes Erie and Ontario saw up to 6 feet of snow, followed by another devastating storm in February that dropped 4–6 feet in western New York.
—Jim Foerster, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Some areas received more than an inch of rain, while higher elevations saw up to a foot of snow, according to the Associated Press.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
The region saw up to 15 feet of surge, according to preliminary reports from the National Weather Service.
—Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Saw up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saw%20up. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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