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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Creighton’s bats were a persistent issue for more than just Voegele, striking up 16 hits on the night.
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Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2025
In early 2017, Akasha was waiting in line at a music venue in Boulder when the doorman struck up a conversation with him.
—Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 22 May 2025
Its success inspired a US version to be made in 2010 starring Chloe Grace Moretz and Kodi Smit-McPhee as the couple of solitary teenagers – one a vampire – who strike up an unlikely but soothing friendship.
—Caroline Frost, Deadline, 10 May 2025
In the first Simple Favor movie, a blogger named Stephanie (Kendrick) strikes up an unlikely friendship with a woman named Emily (Lively) after meeting her through her son's school.
—Sharareh Drury, People.com, 1 May 2025
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Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2025
In early 2017, Akasha was waiting in line at a music venue in Boulder when the doorman struck up a conversation with him.
—Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 22 May 2025
Its success inspired a US version to be made in 2010 starring Chloe Grace Moretz and Kodi Smit-McPhee as the couple of solitary teenagers – one a vampire – who strike up an unlikely but soothing friendship.
—Caroline Frost, Deadline, 10 May 2025
In the first Simple Favor movie, a blogger named Stephanie (Kendrick) strikes up an unlikely friendship with a woman named Emily (Lively) after meeting her through her son's school.
—Sharareh Drury, People.com, 1 May 2025
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“Strike up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20up. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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