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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Paul Rudd is all suited up for the 79th annual Tony Awards, smiling in the Green Room presented by Cunard on June 7 in New York City.
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People Staff, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
The fulcrum of the team’s defense picked up an injury late in his Premier League season with Crystal Palace and did not suit up in the friendly against Senegal.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026
But Hart could have been suiting up on the other side.
—ABC News, 5 June 2026
Webber eventually suited up and, in time, became the finest big man the team has had in Sacramento, and perhaps in franchise history.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 2 June 2026
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People Staff, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
The fulcrum of the team’s defense picked up an injury late in his Premier League season with Crystal Palace and did not suit up in the friendly against Senegal.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026
But Hart could have been suiting up on the other side.
—ABC News, 5 June 2026
Webber eventually suited up and, in time, became the finest big man the team has had in Sacramento, and perhaps in franchise history.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 2 June 2026
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“Suit up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suit%20up. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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