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
  • Naturally, as his retirement approached, their conversations shifted toward what life would look like after their final session.
    — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
  • As halftime approached and France looking stunned by the English offensive onslaught, forward Bukayo Saka scored two goals within 10 minutes to officially turn the match into something no one thought would happen – an English blowout.
    — Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Definition of approached
Verb
  • South Korean markets are closed for a public holiday, so stocks like Softbank and TSMC have attracted the most intense selling.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 17 July 2026
  • Lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation want the state and feds to confirm in federal court that the controversial immigration detention center hastily erected in the Everglades has permanently closed and will not reopen.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
Definition of closed
Verb
  • No, Costco warehouses will be closed in observance of Independence Day, according to the company.
    — Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 July 2026
  • After Merritt Foods closed in 1991, Wells Dairy in Le Mars, Iowa — known as the ice cream capital of the world — acquired the recipe and branding.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 3 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
  • DeRogatis drew on her own experiences to give the story its realism.
    — Nissa Renzo, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
  • Born in Brooklyn to a Haitian father and a Puerto Rican mother, Basquiat drew on a wide range of cultural references that shaped both his life and his work.
    — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026
Definition of drew on
Verb
  • Lopez came up with two outs and lined a two-run shot that narrowly cleared the left field wall.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 5 July 2026
  • Their defenders also made two goal-line clearances while goalkeeper Ronwen Williams came up with big saves.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of came up
Verb
  • As the round-of-32 stalemate against Australia neared a penalty shootout, memories of the misses against Senegal came to mind.
    — Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • As the United States neared its 250th birthday in recent months, a new spin on the Stars and Stripes appeared outside homes and on banners dangling from government buildings.
    — Kelsey Ables, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026
Definition of neared
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“Bellied up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bellied%20up. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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