suit up
phrasal 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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Porzingis has suited up for just 17 of the Hawks’ 48 games.
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
Without their best players – and several others – the Warriors fell to the Timberwolves 108-83 while suiting up only 10 players.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
Gordon was the only regular starter who suited up for the second game of a back-to-back after a win Thursday in Washington.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026
Eleven games and 25 days had passed since the guard last suited up for the Chicago Bulls after a hamstring strain pulled the guard out of the rotation.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
Without their best players – and several others – the Warriors fell to the Timberwolves 108-83 while suiting up only 10 players.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
Gordon was the only regular starter who suited up for the second game of a back-to-back after a win Thursday in Washington.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026
Eleven games and 25 days had passed since the guard last suited up for the Chicago Bulls after a hamstring strain pulled the guard out of the rotation.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Suit up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suit%20up. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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