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 Mecklenburg County Medical Examiner called Juliana’s death a suicide within three days, and police closed the case four days after that.
    — Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
  • Last year, Planned Parenthood of Michigan closed its Marquette, Petoskey and Jackson health centers and consolidated its two Ann Arbor locations.
    — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Definition of closed
Verb
  • The 1,400-bed facility will be located at the former Rivers Correctional Institute, a for-profit prison that closed in 2021.
    — Noah Vinsky July 25, Charlotte Observer, 26 July 2026
  • After the restaurant closed in 2017, Keller invited him to Napa Valley to join The French Laundry as a sommelier, a move that felt like a natural progression.
    — Yuri Shima, Forbes.com, 26 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
  • His dad came up with the idea of taking the neighbors’ trash cans out on garbage day and cleaning them.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 25 July 2026
  • When that opportunity came up to revisit that world, the sensory memories came flooding back.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 18 July 2026
Definition of came up
Verb
  • As the previous temporary measures neared their expiry deadlines, that put pressure on the White House to establish more permanent tariff regimes, Jacob explained.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 27 July 2026
  • As Melanie neared the end of treatment, in June 2023, William—who is also dad to Leslie, 67, and Lisabeth, 65, with his late wife Gloria Rand—was diagnosed with stage 4 malignant melanoma that had spread to his lungs and brain.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 22 July 2026
Definition of neared
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