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
  • When officers approached the vehicle, the man pulled a handgun and officers fired on him, Garcia said.
    — Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 July 2026
  • Yet as noon approached, even that wasn’t drawing Argentine guests.
    — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
Definition of approached
Verb
  • Parks and piers were closed up and down the coast, as were some low-lying roads.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
  • After the inquiry opened, more than 40 organizations, including GLAAD, the Human Rights Campaign, and PFLAG, filed comments against it before the window closed.
    — Christopher Racster, IndieWire, 23 July 2026
Definition of closed
Verb
  • Cops closed in from every direction—silent, efficient, controlled.
    — Rodney K. Harrison, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026
  • Pollyanna Brewing & Distilling closed in February, but was purchased by Alarmist Brewing, with plans to bring its Sauganash taproom back to life.
    — Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 18 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
  • But the same questions came up after the Super Bowl and Kalshi quickly bounced back and continued to grow — even before the World Cup began — demonstrating the benefit of having such a wide array of events to bet on.
    — Nathaniel Popper, Fortune, 19 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
  • An independent committee investigating the cause of Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades heard arguments on how improper practices that evaded regulatory oversight turned a small fire into a tragedy as the case neared its conclusion Friday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026
  • As the World Cup neared its final whistle, South Florida’s soccer spotlight shifted Friday from the world’s biggest stars to the children hoping to follow them.
    — Tyler M. Carmona July 17, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
Definition of neared
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