strike up
verb
struck up; struck up also stricken up; striking up; strikes up
: to begin to sing or play or to be sung or played
1
: to cause to begin singing or playing
strike up the band
2
: to cause to begin
strike up a conversation
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The film, which shot at The Charterhouse in London and a private home in Kensington & Chelsea, follows the titular Dorothy (Margolyes), an elderly woman living alone who unexpectedly strikes up a friendship with young neighbor JJ (Nwachukwu) when his football lands in her garden.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2025
No moment is too early for a new tight end to strike up a relationship with the star quarterback.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
The two met and struck up a relationship on the set of Garland’s Civil War, with Mendoza brought in to consult on and choreograph the film’s battle sequences.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2025
The drama stars June Squibb as a 90-year-old woman from Florida who moves to New York City after the death of her best friend and strikes up an unlikely friendship with a 19-year-old.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2025
No moment is too early for a new tight end to strike up a relationship with the star quarterback.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
The two met and struck up a relationship on the set of Garland’s Civil War, with Mendoza brought in to consult on and choreograph the film’s battle sequences.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2025
The drama stars June Squibb as a 90-year-old woman from Florida who moves to New York City after the death of her best friend and strikes up an unlikely friendship with a 19-year-old.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Strike up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20up. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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