bellied up

verb

past tense of belly up
as in approached
to come near or nearer belly up to the buffet table and help yourselves

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bellied up
  1. approached
  2. closed
  3. closed in
  4. came
  5. drew on
  6. came up
  7. neared
Verb
  • Smith met the victim at Little Platte Swim Beach, the probable cause statement said, where three men allegedly approached the pair.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
  • As the agent got out and struggled to arrest Stanley, Morrow approached and touched the arresting agent’s shoulder, video shows.
    — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of approached
Verb
  • The program closed two locations due to the changes and says more than 30 students have withdrawn.
    — Olivia Young, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Debsirin Nonthaburi School, where the shooting took place, has been temporarily closed due to the incident, according to Thailand’s Ministry of Education.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of closed
Verb
  • What was once known as Westport Middle School opened in 1924 and closed in 2009.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
  • In statements on social media, Broomfield and Thornton police said that Colorado 7 was closed in both directions from I-25 to Washington Street early Friday morning.
    — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 31 July 2026
Definition of closed in
Verb
  • That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
  • All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025
Definition of came
Verb
  • Researchers also drew on the Dunedin Study, which has followed nearly 1,000 people born in 1972 and 1973 from birth into adulthood.
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
  • DeRogatis drew on her own experiences to give the story its realism.
    — Nissa Renzo, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
Definition of drew on
Verb
  • Naylor was shaken up on the slide, but walked off the field under his own power and was replaced by Fairchild, who came up from Triple-A Tacoma on Saturday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The first explanation the researchers came up with was that the flies were climbing a rising gradient of odor toward the source.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of came up
Verb
  • But the versatility and depth of the Dodgers’ system is part of what made a deal feel almost inevitable as the deadline neared.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
  • McKenzie was at Chrysler when the auto industry neared collapse during the Great Recession.
    — Sam Gringlas, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of neared
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