suit up
verb
suited up; suiting up; suits up
US
: to put on a uniform or special clothing
The players are suiting up for the game.
The divers suited up.
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Aldon Smith of the San Francisco 49ers suits up for the team's first training camp practice on July 24, 2014, in Santa Clara, California.
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Brandon Downs, CBS News, 14 June 2026
Luke Evans and Luke Sweeney are suited up for a night out in New York City as Thom Sweeney unveils its new flagship store on Madison Avenue on June 11.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026
Matt Damon may be suiting up with a Linothorax for Christopher Nolan’s hotly anticipated The Odyssey, but that doesn’t mean his run as a CIA agent suffering from dissociative amnesia has necessarily come to a close.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 13 June 2026
At last count, 42 advertisers had suited up for this year’s installment of the NBA Finals, with 24 first-timers activating across all Disney platforms.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 June 2026
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Brandon Downs, CBS News, 14 June 2026
Luke Evans and Luke Sweeney are suited up for a night out in New York City as Thom Sweeney unveils its new flagship store on Madison Avenue on June 11.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026
Matt Damon may be suiting up with a Linothorax for Christopher Nolan’s hotly anticipated The Odyssey, but that doesn’t mean his run as a CIA agent suffering from dissociative amnesia has necessarily come to a close.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 13 June 2026
At last count, 42 advertisers had suited up for this year’s installment of the NBA Finals, with 24 first-timers activating across all Disney platforms.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for suit up
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“Suit up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suit%20up. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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