go up
verb
went up; gone up; going up; goes up
1
chiefly British
: to attend a university
2
of an actor
: to become confused
3
: to be built or erected
a new sign went up
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The Kings went up by 16 on a breakaway dunk by Keon Ellis early in the second quarter and stretched the lead to 18 on a 3-pointer by Monk.
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Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2025
There are precedents of new towns going up quickly, such as Hamad City in Gaza (now destroyed) and Rawabi in the West Bank.
—Shelly Culbertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Still under construction, Brightline West will connect Las Vegas to the Los Angeles suburbs with a train that can go up to 200 miles per hour.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
In addition to the now-standard mild hybrid drivetrain, plug-in hybrid models will offer more power and can go up to 52 miles on a charge.
—Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
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Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2025
There are precedents of new towns going up quickly, such as Hamad City in Gaza (now destroyed) and Rawabi in the West Bank.
—Shelly Culbertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Still under construction, Brightline West will connect Las Vegas to the Los Angeles suburbs with a train that can go up to 200 miles per hour.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
In addition to the now-standard mild hybrid drivetrain, plug-in hybrid models will offer more power and can go up to 52 miles on a charge.
—Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Go up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20up. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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